Overview
LSEG's annual Investing in the Green Economy report provides comprehensive analysis of the global sustainable finance market, including green corporate bond performance, Green Bond issuance data, and emerging trends in adaptation finance.
The 2025 edition covers a decade of green economy performance data, demonstrating that sustainability-aligned investments have tracked conventional benchmarks with minimal performance differential.
Key Takeaways
- Green Bond issuance — USD 572 billion in Green Bond issuance in 2024, continuing the upward trend
- Performance parity — Green corporate bonds showed only 1% underperformance vs. benchmark over 10 years
- Adaptation finance growing — Climate adaptation finance grew from USD 35bn (2018) to USD 76bn (2022)
- Market maturity — Sustainable debt instruments are now a mainstream feature of global capital markets
Relevance to Simple Users
For financial institutions and corporates issuing or investing in green bonds, Simple's activity-based emissions data provides the granular carbon intelligence needed for credible green finance reporting.