Record year: Sustainable debt market surges forward in response to growing global demand

James Murray
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BNEF analysis confirms sustainable finance market grew 26 per cent last year, with a record $247bn of sustainability-themed debt instruments raised

The global green finance market enjoyed another impressive year in 2018, as record levels of sustainable debt were issued on the back of solid growth from the green bonds sector and the emergence of a...

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