Why Labeled Debt Needs More Transparency and Sustainability Focus

S&P Global expects issuance of labeled debt to reach $900B to $1trillion by the end of 2023. That would mean a 10% increase in total debt market issuance of green, social, transition and sustainability-linked bonds since 2018. Stephanie Potter of S&P Global and Lisa Sachs of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) are joining me for this Sustainable Finance Podcast (SFP) episode. Part of the challenge of labeled debt is the lack of transparency about where assets are allocated, and in today’s program we’ll be discussing the crucial questions of why companies need to be more focused on the use of proceeds.