Pandemic helped push global ESG bond market to record
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Sustainable debt market grew in 2020 to $732 billion, an increase of 29%, thanks to social bond issuance.
The global sustainable debt market grew 29% to a record $732 billion last year, helped by an explosion of bond issuance for social projects amid fallout from the pandemic, according to BloombergNEF.
“Sustainability continues to rise up on the agenda for investors, businesses and governments,”
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