Global issuance of green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds (collectively GSS+) reached US$4.2 trillion in June and will likely hit $5 trillion at the end of the year, said a study.

According to Climate Bonds Initiative, a UK-based group focused on climate change, H1 2023 saw USD448bn of aligned GSS+ debt captured in H1 2023, a 15% year-on-ye