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US-Iran conflict shows NGFS assumptions 'don't hold' amid fragmented transition
01 July 2026 -
Sovereign 'tension' with corporate sustainable bond investments needs addressing
01 July 2026 -
VPBank upsizes debut sustainability-linked loan to $1.4bn
01 July 2026 -
Banco BPM enters growing green Tier 2 bond market
01 July 2026 -
Gresham House acquires major US timberland manager
01 July 2026 -
Sustainable debt round-up: BBVA, Iberdrola, Republic of Austria ... and more
01 July 2026 -
New Zealand LGFA launches water-focused sustainability-linked loan programme
01 July 2026 -
Nature risk toolkit launched for southeast Asia
01 July 2026 -
ING remains upbeat on sustainable debt, despite slow start to year
30 June 2026 -
Edentree ponders flexible sustainable bond strategies to tackle transition, EM
30 June 2026 -
French local government lender to start issuing green and social bonds
30 June 2026 -
RGREEN Invest raises €500m for fourth infrastructure debt fund
30 June 2026 -
TFFF organisers not yet focused on private backing
30 June 2026 -
Allianz & Zurich launch blended finance investment company
30 June 2026 -
ISSB chair calls on EU to keep 'anticipated financial effects' reporting
30 June 2026 -
Lloyds launches UK food and nature resilience fund
30 June 2026 -
We don't need a 'Just Transition' bond label
29 June 2026 -
Erlandsson: Transition-linked bonds more impactful than use-of-proceeds equivalent
29 June 2026 -
'Won't know if we got the numbers right' on nature insurance, says AXA
29 June 2026 -
Winners of EF's Sustainable Investment Awards 2026 revealed
29 June 2026
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If insurance fails from climate risk, then the rest of finance will follow, says Aviva
26 June 2026 -
UK-China taskforce eyes progress on transition finance amid political thaw
26 June 2026 -
Time to move on from 'legacy' sustainability disclosure regimes
26 June 2026 -
Japan struggling to attract international investors on transition
26 June 2026
- The emerging concept of 'nature transition'
- Attractive valuations demonstrate appeal of transition finance, Schroders says
- If insurance fails from climate risk, then the rest of finance will follow, says Aviva
- How a Super El Niño could drive food price spikes
- The dark side of AI investment
- Exclusive: Combined climate and nature value-at-risk tool launched
- Japan struggling to attract international investors on transition
- Time to move on from 'legacy' sustainability disclosure regimes
- Valuing climate resilience: the next frontier for financial markets
- UK-China taskforce eyes progress on transition finance amid political thaw
EMEA Sustainable Bond Issuance
This graph depicts year-on-year sustainable bond issuance in Europe, Middle East and Africa since 2021. 2021 is the peak for the region, with around $530 billion issued across 1370 bonds. 2022 saw a notable decrease in dollar issuance, due to several factors, such as rising interest rates and tighter financial conditions in the region. 2023-2024 showed the stabilisation of the market, with dollar issuance rebounding modestly.
Headwinds, like geopolitical conflict and an ‘anti-ESG backlash’ stopped 2025 issuance from extending two years of growth in 2023-24. Issuance in 2026 may suggest some signs of recovery in the region, with EMEA Q1 2026 dollar issuance exceeding 2025 Q1 dollar issuance by $19 billion. However, Q1 2026 issuance is still $11 billion below Q1 2024’s, suggesting the market has not yet fully recovered.
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