We helped plant over 391,000 trees with One Tree Planted

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In 2019 we launched our “Trading for Trees” program, under which five trees are planted by One Tree Planted, our partner charitable organization, for every $1 million of green bond trades executed on our platforms.

In 2021, $51.1 billion in corporate and municipal green bond trading volume was executed globally on MarketAxess, an increase of 89.3% from 2020. In the US, where public data is available, MarketAxess ranks as the largest electronic corporate and municipal green bond marketplace with an estimated market share of 20.9% in TRACE-reported corporate and municipal green bond volume.

The third year of our “Trading for Trees” initiative proved successful. Our clients’ green bond trading on the MarketAxess platform resulted in over 255,000 trees being planted across six countries, including India, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, and Canada. The impact of our projects was focused on wildfire restoration and enhanced biodiversity, and provided local communities with resources to fight hunger and climate change.

Green Bond Trading on MarketAxess

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“These initiatives underscore our commitment to support our institutional investor and broker-dealer clients in meeting their ESG goals and strategies.” — Chris Concannon, President and Chief Operating Officer at MarketAxess

Since inception $77bn green bonds traded 385,000

This growth reflects our clients’ focus on sustainable investing strategies and our commitment to help provide them with the best functionality to support those strategies. We continue to incorporate new data and functionality into our trading technology that makes it easier for clients to identify and access liquidity in green bonds.