AMANDA DIRISU

The Issuance of Social Bonds in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Issuance of Social Bonds in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction

The launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) by the United Nations in 2016 brought the world together on a mission to end poverty, fight inequality, and tackle climate change. 

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, stated that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all SDGs, including those aimed at reducing poverty and hunger and increasing health, sanitation and economic growth.