3Q 2021 Investor Presentation
ESG Market Overview
Market Trends
» Multiple drivers and stakeholders supporting the growth of ESG, with
increasing relevance to corporates, banks, insurers, investors,
governments and consumers
» Moody's forecasts global issuance of green, social and sustainability
bonds - collectively referred to as sustainable bonds - will hit a
record $1 trillion in 20211
» Sustainability linked financing emerging as a key alternative to "use
of proceeds" green issuance, expanding the potential issuer base
>> Increasing governmental focus on climate and sustainable debt
market growth and development
Central banks focused on managing climate change-related
systemic risks
Sustainable bonds set to
reach record volumes1
Annual Issuance ($ billions)
$900
$800
$700
~75% CAGR
$600
$500
$400
$300
$200
$100
$0
■Green Bonds
2019
2020
■Social Bonds
2021E
■Sustainability-linked Bonds
■Sustainability Bonds
Annual Spending ($ millions)
Percentage of assets invested sustainably³
Rapidly growing spend on
ESG data & metrics²
1,000
800
-23% CAGR
600
400
200
0
2019
2020E
2021E
■ESG content
■ESG indices
■2020 2025
50%
EMEA - EU driving towards standardization of ESG taxonomy,
disclosures and reporting standards
40%
U.S. - The Biden administration is taking a whole-of-government
approach to tackle climate change, including focusing on
disclosures and Climate as a source of systemic risk
30%
20%
سيال
10%
1.
Source: Moody's Investors Service "Sector in-depth: Sustainable Finance - Global - Sustainable bonds
on course to top $1 trillion annual issuance in 2021", October 27, 2021.
0%
2.
Sources: McKinsey and Opimas, March 2020.
Global
EMEA
3.
Source: Global Client Sustainability Survey, July - September 2020. BlackRock.
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