Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2022 | Field Gibson Media Limited | 7 February 2022 | TBA

As the market continues to grow and evolve, so too have our awards. Our 2022 Bond Awards have new categories for sustainability-linked bonds and sustainability-linked loans.

With the kind help of an independent panel of judges – who are investors – the Awards seek to recognise those that excel, innovate and contribute to the successful development of the market.

Winners of Environmental Finance's Bond Awards can take pride in having been recognised by the market for their thought-leadership, best practice or innovation.

Categories

Bonds

Green Bonds
• Asset-backed/asset-based green bond of the year
• Green project bond of the year
• Green bond of the year – financial institution
• Green bond of the year – corporate
• Green bond of the year – local authority/municipality
• Green bond of the year – US muni bond
• Green bond of the year – sovereign
• Green bond of the year – supranational
• Green bond of the year - agency

Social Bonds
• Asset-backed/asset-based/covered social bond of the year
• Social project bond of the year
• Social bond of the year – financial institution
• Social bond of the year – corporate
• Social bond of the year – local authority/municipality
• Social bond of the year – sovereign
• Social bond of the year – US muni bond
• Social bond of the year – supranational
• Social bond of the year - agency

Sustainability Bonds
• Asset-backed/asset-based/covered social bond of the year
• Sustainability project bond of the year
• Sustainability bond of the year – financial institution
• Sustainability bond of the year – corporate
• Sustainability bond of the year – local authority/municipality
• Sustainability bond of the year – US muni bond
• Sustainability bond of the year – supranational
• Sustainability bond of the year – agency

Sustainability-linked Bonds
• Sustainability-linked bond of the year

Loans
• Green, social and sustainability (GSS) loan of the year
• Sustainability-linked loan of the year

Teams and innovative thinking

Green Bonds
• Award for innovation – bond structure (green bond)
• Award for innovation – use of proceeds (green bond)
• Initiative of the year (green bond)

Social Bonds
• Award for innovation – bond structure (social bond)
• Award for innovation – use of proceeds (social bond)
• Initiative of the year (social bond)

Sustainability Bonds
• Award for innovation – bond structure (sustainability bond)
• Award for innovation – use of proceeds (sustainability bond)
• Initiative of the year (sustainability bond)

Companies
• Exchange of the year
• External assessment provider of the year
• Green bond fund of the year
• Investor of the year (asset manager)
• Investor of the year (asset owner)
• Impact report of the year (for issuers)
• Impact report of the year (for investors)
• Index of the year
• Law firm of the year
• Loan structurer/arranger/coordinator of the year

Lead Manager, Green Bonds:
• Lead manager of the Year, green bonds – financial institution
• Lead manager of the Year, green bonds – corporate
• Lead manager of the Year, green bonds – local authority/municipality
• Lead manager of the Year, green bonds – US muni bond
• Lead manager of the Year, green bonds – sovereign
• Lead manager of the Year, green bonds – supranational, sub-sovereign and agency (SSA)

Lead Manager, Social Bonds:
• Lead manager of the Year, social bonds – financial institution
• Lead manager of the Year, social bonds – corporate
• Lead manager of the Year, social bonds – local authority/municipality
• Lead manager of the Year, social bonds – US muni bond
• Lead manager of the Year, social bonds – sovereign
• Lead manager of the Year, social bonds – supranational, sub-sovereign and agency (SSA)

Lead Manager, Sustainability Bonds:
• Lead manager of the Year, sustainability bonds – financial institution
• Lead manager of the Year, sustainability bonds – corporate
• Lead manager of the Year, sustainability bonds – local authority/municipality
• Lead manager of the Year, sustainability bonds – US muni bond
• Lead manager of the Year, sustainability bonds – sovereign
• Lead manager of the Year, sustainability bonds – supranational, sub-sovereign and agency (SSA)

Lead Manager, Sustainability-linked Bonds
• Lead manager of the Year, sustainability-linked bonds

Individuals
• Personality of the year