Climate-aligned bond universe jumps to US$895 billion: Climate Bonds InitiativeBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017 5:21PMThere is US$895 billion of outstanding climate-aligned bonds globally, a jump of US$201 billion from 2016, according to the sixth annual Bonds and Climate Change: the State of the Market in 2017 report. Related News |
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