MuniFin has won the 2025 Best SSA ESG Bond Issuer award by CMD Portal. This is the second consecutive year we have been awarded in this prestigious category.
According to CMD Portal’s criteria, the Best ESG SSA Issuer Award is given to an SSA (Sovereigns, Supranationals, and Agencies) borrower that is active in international and local ESG bond markets, offering a full range of products, in public and private placement format, in multiple currencies across the yield curve and to the broadest range of ESG SSA investors. All these criteria are strategically important for MuniFin, and the recognition proves that we are headed in the right direction.
“We’re delighted to win the ‘Best ESG SSA Issuer Award’ for the second time! In recent years, sustainability has been a major focus for us, from shaping our strategic approach to developing sustainable products”, says Antti Kontio, Head of Funding and Sustainability at MuniFin.
In its awards statement, CMD Portal remarks that MuniFin is renowned for its commitment to sustainable finance and that the credit agency plays a crucial role in facilitating sustainable development and enhancing the quality of life across Finland.
The year 2024 was a record-breaking year for MuniFin’s sustainable bonds. The USD 1 billion green bond issued in October marked a milestone of our tenth green bond issuance. It also garnered our largest ever order book of astonishing USD 5.5 billion. In addition, we issued new green bonds in NOK and SEK, bringing the total issuance volume of green bonds in 2024 to approximately EUR 1.4 billion.
“It’s great to see our efforts are paying off as we grow issuance volumes is green and social bonds and expand our sustainable investor base. With these products, we’re doing our best to support Finland’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2035″, Antti Kontio says.
MuniFin is Finland’s pioneer in sustainable finance
In 2016, MuniFin was the first financial institution in Finland to offer green finance for climate and environmentally friendly projects and was the first Finnish issuer of green bonds.
In 2020, MuniFin became the first financial institution in Finland to issue social bonds, which is offered to projects that promote equality, communality, safety, welfare, or regional vitality.
These bonds are an integral part of our funding strategy. Both green and social bonds have their own frameworks.
Further information
Antti Kontio, Head of Funding and Sustainability
+358 50 3700 285
Mikko Noronen, Sustainability Manager, Funding and Sustainability
+358 50 479 7533
Lari Toppinen, Manager, Funding
+358 50 4079 300
Aaro Koski, Senior Analyst, Funding
+358 45 138 7465