Sustainable finance market overview

Market overview

• Sustainable debt issuance year to date has surpassed US$1.5 trillion as at 30 November 2021.
• Green bonds were the most popular format, representing 39.3% of all sustainable issuance, followed by sustainable linked loans at 24.3%.

Selected recent deals 

• KiwiRail closes world’s first Green Shipping Loan to be certified by the Climate Bond Initiative.
• Summerset completes New Zealand’s largest SLL to date and a first in the NZ retirement village sector.
• The UK’s Green Gilt becomes the largest inaugural sovereign issuance.
• QTC prints largest A$ Green Bond to date.
• BOC issues world first Sustainability Re-Linked Bond.

Investor and market news

• APRA finalises prudential guidance on managing the financial risks of climate change.
• COP26 closes with several key outcomes for the global economy.
• SBTi publishes Net-Zero Standard Framework for Corporates and Financial Institutions.
• The Port of Newcastle announces Green Hydrogen Hub.

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