While 2022 showed that the sustainable debt market is not impervious to overall economic slow-down (particularly in the capital markets), 2023 demonstrated its resiliency, even in a high-interest rate market. Notwithstanding increasing undercurrents of greenwashing concerns and skepticism, banks, investors and companies continue to turn their attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in response to changing societal expectations and evolving ideas regarding the ability of good ESG practices to create value or mitigate the erosion of value.