The rise of the green bond market

The green bond market is only at its early stages of development but is experiencing steady growth over the last two years with strong activity across the primary market, writes Amundi's Marie-Anne Allier.

$42.2bn of green bonds have been issued in 2015 and green bond issuance is expected to reach $ 80Bn by the end of this year, according to data compiled by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). How millennials are changing the sustainable investment landscape We expect this trend to remain for the next few years, thanks to a 'friendlier' market and regulatory environment - eg, Article 173 in France - along with investors' deepening concern over non-financial risks. In addition, interest for green bonds is widening as emerging countries are now developing measures to meet their green f...