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Social Bonds | International Finance Corporation (IFC) Select a Region Sub navigation page selecting option, jump to that section IFC’s social bonds offer investors an opportunity to finance IFC projects that benefit under-served populations in emerging markets, including women and low-income communities with limited access to essential services such as basic infrastructure, healthcare, finance and sanitation.
Download IFC Social Bond Factsheet Download IFC FY25 Social Bond Project Table IFC is the only institution in the World Bank to issue social bonds. IFC has been a pioneer of the social bond market and one of the largest global issuers of social bonds in various currencies and tenors. IFC’s Social Bond Program, launched in 2017, aligns with the Social Bond Principles.
IFC’s Social Bond Program supports projects that aim to achieve positive social outcomes especially but not exclusively for a target population. These include projects financed by IFC, such as: IFC’s Banking on Women : Projects that lend to financial intermediaries with the requirement that IFC loan proceeds be on-lent to women-owned micro, small, and medium enterprises.
IFC’s Inclusive Business: Projects with companies that integrate underserved people at the base of the pyramid into a company’s value chain.
For example, projects which: • Provide health or education services • Develop affordable housing • Expand access to telecommunications, such as broadband or mobile phones • Provide electricity or water services • Source from small farmers • Offer access to finance • Sell through small mom-and-pop retailers IFC’s Social Bond Framework was recently updated, to provide investors with more insights into the selection process, types of eligible projects and impact reporting under the social bond program.
For the first time, IFC sought a second party opinion, receiving an “excellent” rating from Sustainable Fitch – the highest rating awarded by the ESG rating agency. IFC social bonds will continue to support vulnerable communities and underserved groups in emerging markets in areas such as health, education, and food security, among others.
IFC Cumulative Social Bond Issuance (as of June 30, 2025) FY 2025: Green and Social Bond Impact Report FY2024 Green and Social Bond Impact Report FY2023 Green and Social Bond Impact Report FY2022 Green and Social Bond Impact Report FY2021 Social Bond Impact Report FY2020 Social Bond Impact Report FY2019 Social Bond Impact Report FY2018 Social Bond Impact Report FY2017 Social Bond Impact Report FY 2025: Green and Social Bond Impact Report IFC's Banking on Women Factsheet IFC's Financial Institutions Group and MSMEs Factsheet IFC Scaling Housing Finance in Africa Bonds to Bridge the Gender Gap: A Practitioner's Guide to Using Sustainable Debt for Gender Equality Social Bonds Can Help Mitigate the Economic and Social Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis Harmonized Framework for Impact Reporting for Social Bonds Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds: A High-Level Mapping to the SDGs IFC Issues Largest Hong Kong Dollar Bond and First Social Bond IFC Re-Enters Swiss Franc Market with 155 Million Social Bond IFC Issues Record $2 Billion Social Bond to Support Low Income Communities in Emerging Markets IFC Issues 1.
5 Billion USD Social Bond IFC Issues 500 Million Canadian Dollar Social Bond IFC Issues First New Zealand Dollar Social Bond
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