Global Green Bond Market: Size & Forecast with Impact Analysis of COVID-19 (2021-2025)

Global Green Bond Market: Size & Forecast with Impact Analysis of COVID-19 (2021-2025)

Scope of the Report

The report titled “Global Green Bond Market: Size & Forecast with Impact Analysis of COVID-19 (2021-2025)”, provides an in-depth analysis of the global green bond market by value, by currency type, by issue size, by issuer type, by region, etc. The report also provides a regional analysis of the green bond market, including the following regions: Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Supranational.

The green bonds are listed on four major green bond indices globally, which are: S&P Green Bond Index, Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index, BofA Global Green Bond Index, and Solactive Green Bond Index. The report also includes the comparison of the major Green Bond Indices.

The global green bonds are issued by many issuer types. The green bond issuers are generally categorized broadly as public sector issuers and private sector issuers. Under the category of private sector issuers, there are many financial corporates who issue green bonds worldwide. Lately, in 2020, the public sector issuers took the driving steer in the issuance of green bonds globally.

Some of the financial corporates are HSBC, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, and Citi Group are also profiled with their financial information and respective business strategies.

Company Coverage

HSBC
BNP Paribas
Crédit Agricole
Citi Group

Region Coverage

Asia Pacific
Europe
Latin America
North America
Supranational

Executive Summary

Green Bond refers to the sustainable fixed income instrument that raise funds to finance projects which are aimed to possess positive environmental and/or climate benefits. The issuance of green bond is restricted to follow the Green Bond Principles stated by International Capital Market Association.

Green Bonds raise capital for green projects which are related to renewable energy, clean transportation, sustainable water management etc. Green bonds are often segmented on the basis of sectors such as, Government Backed Entities, Non-Financial Corporates, Financial Corporates, Sovereign, Development Banks, Local Government, ABS, and Loan. Moreover, the green bond can also be classified on the basis of issuer types, issuing currency, issue deal size, etc.

With the onset of COVID-19, the global green bond market declined issuance in the first half of the year 2020. However, factors like growing concern over breakdown of GDP and rising unemployment, raised awareness to support sustainable bond market, which increased the demand for green, social and sustainability bonds globally. There was a growth in issuance of the green bond market in the second half of the year 2020.

The global green bond market has grown at a significant CAGR during the years 2016-2020 and projections are made that the market would rise in the next four years i.e., 2021-2025 tremendously. The green bond market is anticipated to expand because of growing demand for renewable energy, growing demand for clean drinking water and sanitation, rising concern over CO2 emission, rising awareness about forest conservation, and growth in urban population across the world, etc. Yet the market faces some challenges like greenwashing, lack of green bond issuance, etc.