Across the four segments, there were US$169 billion of green bonds, US$48 billion of social bonds, US$55 billion of sustainability bonds and US$10 billion of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs).
Global sustainable bond issuance bounced back to US$281 billion ($381.84 billion) in 1Q2024, up 36% from US$207 billion in 4QFY2023 and little changed from US$279 billion a year earlier.
This sets the stage for sustainable bond volumes on track to meet the US$950 billion full-year forecast. according to a May 1 report by Moody’s Investors Service.
