S&P PREDICTS $30 BILLION CORPORATE GREEN BOND ISSUANCE IN 2015, BUT CHALLENGES LIE AHEAD

Green bonds, which raise funding for environmentally beneficial investments, have grown dramatically and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services estimates that corporate green bond issuance could reach up to $30 billion by the end of this year, a near 50% increase on the current size of the market ($19.1 billion).