Green bond portfolio of Barclays 2016-2023
In recent years, investors have been looking for ways to achieve a more environmentally and socially responsible portfolio, facilitating the development of a thriving green bond market. Green bonds are debt securities, the proceeds of which are earmarked towards new or existing projects with positive environmental or climate effects. From 2016 to 2021, the value of green bonds in Barclays PLC portfolio increased steadily, reaching 3.4 billion British pounds in 2021. After that, the value of green bonds decreased, dropping to 2.8 billion British pounds in 2022 and 2.2 billion British pounds in 2023.
