Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds: A High-Level Mapping to the Sustainable Development Goals
This High-Level Mapping to the Sustainable Development Goals aims to provide a broad frame of reference by which issuers, investors and bond market participants can evaluate the financing objectives of a given Green, Social or Sustainability Bond Programme against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The 2023 edition builds on the earlier editions and complements the example indicators and guidance that, where possible, issuers can reference their methodology for alignment with the SDGs. Where applicable, issuers can incorporate this in their external review process. The text encourages reporting on SDG-related indicators and any potential contradictory negative. In addition to Annex 1 that identifies some SDGs as particularly relevant for issuers who wish to map their pandemics and COVID-19 related social or sustainability bonds to SDGs, Appendix 2 is related to SDG-linked externalities and Appendix 3, to Gender Lens Investing: An Approach to Advance ‘SDG 5 Gender Equality’.
This High-Level Mapping is also available in Excel format.
Translations of the mapping are available below.
Translations of the Mapping to the Sustainable Development Goals
Please note that the following translations are related to various editions, therefore the edition that each translation currently refers to is indicated below. Further translations are in progress and are being published here as they become available.
