Euronext Raises €1trn from ESG Bond Listings in 2022, Reaching All-Time High

With more than 310 new ESG bonds listed in the previous year, the Euronext markets saw an all-time high of €1 trillion in the amount of money obtained via the issue of environment, social, and governance (ESG) factors-based bonds in 2022. 

Over 7,800 new bonds were listed on its markets in total in 2022, according to the the pan-European exchange.

In addition, Euronext noted in a statement that 83 new equity was listed in its markets in the year, bringing a capital raise of €3.8 billion to its aggregated market capitalization of €23 billion at listing. Also, the company revealed in the statement that half of these new equity listings were on behalf of technology companies.

"Euronext remains the European equity listing venue of reference, being home to nearly 400 large-capitalization issuers and 1,500+ SME issuers and continues to attract leading companies across all industries and geographies in 2022," the exchange said.

As Fazzaco reported previously, Euronext has announced the expansion​ of ELITE, its European SME ecosystem that supports private companies in financing their growth, to Portugal.