Below is an excerpt from ISS-Corporate’s recently released article “July 2025 | Sustainable Finance Market Highlights”. The full article is available on ISS-Corporate’s resources page.
Market and Regulatory Highlights
- The second quarter of the year registered a total of $183 billion in green, social and sustainability (GSS+) bond issuances according to Environmental Finance, a 17% decrease from Q1 2025.
- The second quarter of the year has seen the continued growth of green bonds while social bonds remained flat, and sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) continued their declining trend (Environmental Finance).
- The market is awaiting clarity on regulatory and taxonomic frameworks—especially in Europe—to drive a renewed upswing.
By:
Damaso Zagaglia, Associate Vice President, Sustainable Finance Business Development
Federico Pezzolato, Executive Director, Global Sustainable Finance Manager
