HSBC named largest green, social and sustainability bond manager

HSBC became the largest green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market underwriter in 2019, in a year marked by rapidly accelerating diversification of the market.

According to data from the Environmental Finance Bond Database, the FTSE 100-listed bank dislodged French lender Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) which has topped the table for the last two years.