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Sustainable Finance Outlook

SEB flagship report Sustainable Finance Outlook provides insights and market intelligence for navigating the sustainability transition. 

The report includes regular updates on energy transition investments, sustainable finance markets, regulations and topical research.

24 September 2025

Funding net-zero pathways

The latest issue of SEB’s Sustainable Finance Outlook introduces innovative methods to assess and finance industrial decarbonisation. It highlights the strategic value of cost-effective and flexible corporate net-zero transformation in a rapidly evolving policy and market landscape. The report also examines how recent shifts in U.S. policy impact the energy transition.

Sustainable Finance Outlook September 2025
Share of global emissions from cement, chemicals, oil and gas and steel industries
29%
China’s exports of lithium-ion batteries to the US in 2024
USD 21.6bn

Earlier reports

  1. 2025

    1. 12 June 2025

      Sustainable Finance Strengthening Long-Term Security

      The latest issue of SEB’s Sustainable Finance Outlook explores how sustainable finance can play an important role in long-term security beyond just defence. The report maps the investment areas at the intersection of sustainable finance and security —including, but not limited to, renewable energy, resource efficiency, disaster preparedness, and cybersecurity.

      weekly cyberattacks on energy companies globally in 2024
      1,600
      Sustainable Finance Outlook June 2025
    2. 5 March 2025

      Geopolitics, competitiveness and decarbonization

      of sustainable bonds issued in January and February 2025
      USD 160bn
      The Green Bond – March 2025
  2. 2024

    1. 27 November 2024

      The Green Bond November 2024

      Estimated amount spent on the energy transition in 2024
      USD 2 trillion
      The Green Bond - November 2024
    2. 5 September 2024

      The Green Bond September 2024

      CAGR – Expected growth of the water and wastewater treatment market until 2032
      7.5%
      The Green Bond - September 2024
    3. 18 June 2024

      The Green Bond June 2024

      Sustainable finance for data centre development expected for 2024
      USD 25 billion
      The Green Bond - June 2024
    4. 18 April 2024

      The Green Bond April 2024

      Market share of sustainable bonds of all bonds issued in Europe during Q1 2024
      6.7%
      The Green Bond - April 2024
    5. 21 February 2024

      The Green Bond February 2024

      New sustainable bonds and loans
      14%
      The Green Bond - February 2024
  3. 2023

    1. 19 December 2023

      The Green Bond December 2023

      Cumulative green bond issuance 2023
      USD 665bn
      The Green Bond - December 2023
    2. 22 November 2023

      The Green Bond November 2023

      Green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bond and loan transactions
      USD >1.1T
      Cumulative green bond issuance 2023
      USD 571bn
      The Green Bond - November 2023
    3. 7 September 2023

      The Green Bond September 2023

      Clean energy investments- EMEA
      > 40bn USD
      The Green Bond Report - September 2023
    4. 8 June 2023

      The Green Bond June 2023

      World clean energy investments, AMER
      20bn USD
      The Green Bond - June 2023 (pdf)
    5. 22 March 2023

      The Green Bond March 2023

      The Green Bond - March 2023 (pdf)
    6. 2 February 2023

      The Green Bond February 2023

      The Green Bond - February 2023 (pdf)
  4. 2022

    1. 23 December 2022

      The Green Bond December 2022

      The Green Bond - December 2022 (pdf)
    2. 23 November 2022

      The Green Bond November 2022

      The Green Bond - November 2022 (pdf)
    3. 15 September 2022

      The Green Bond September 2022

      The Green Bond - September 2022 (pdf)
    4. 28 June 2022

      The Green Bond June 2022

      The Green Bond - June 2022 (pdf)
    5. 7 April 2022

      The Green Bond April 2022

      The Green Bond - April 2022 (pdf)
    6. 3 February 2022

      The Green Bond February 2022

      The Green Bond - February 2022 (pdf)

Sustainable Finance Outlook Highlights

SEB flagship report Sustainable Finance Outlook provides insights and market intelligence for navigating the sustainability transition. The report includes regular updates on energy transition investments, sustainable finance markets, regulations topical research.

Next Gen Finance

Lina Apsheva, a sustainable finance analyst at SEB, talks to specialists in the field. Lina and her guests discuss recent developments and forecasts for the future, and dive into specific themes within sustainable finance.

Lina Apsheva, sustainable finance analyst at SEB
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