Events for April 23, 2024

Since the introduction of the Green Bond Principles by the ICMA in January 2014 and the negotiation at the end of 2015 as well as subsequent adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement by 196 signatories, the issuance of labelled green bonds has increased substantially. Cumulatively, about $350 billion in green bonds have been issued since the first green bond was launched in 2007. Last year, $155.4 billion in green bonds came to market, an increase of 66% versus 2016 and a four-fold increase since 2014. Issuers from across the globe included supranational institutions, corporations, banks and other financial entities, sovereign and sub-sovereign issuers, including municipalities in the US, as well as structured transactions.