Below is an excerpt from ISS-Corporate’s recently released article, “January 2025 | Sustainable Finance Market Highlights”. The full article is available on the ISS-Corporate online library.
Market and Regulatory
- 2024 ended with a registered total of $1,457.53 billion in green, social and sustainability (GSS+) bond and loan issuances according to Environmental Finance (EF data), coming in short of 2023’s recorded $1,767 billion.
- Rising interest rates and economic uncertainty in some regions posed challenges, though the sustainable finance market generally remained resilient with many issuers adapting to changing conditions.
- Transition bonds in particular saw significant growth as companies in high-carbon sectors, particularly in industries like energy, manufacturing, and transportation, sought to finance their journey toward more sustainable operations. ISS-Corporate produced a dedicated webinar on these developments which is available to watch here.
By:
Damaso Zagaglia, Associate Vice President, Sustainable Finance Business Development, ISS-Corporate
Ioana Bejan, Associate Vice President, Team Lead, Sustainable Finance Research, ISS-Corporate