The French bank is one of the pioneers in the introduction of ESG to the retail structured products market and has remained an active manufacturer of ESG products with a market share of around 10-15% over the last five years.

BNP Paribas made the headlines in 2014 following a partnership with the World Bank to launch a series of index-linked green bonds linked to the performance of linked to the performance of the Ethical Europe Equity Index. Since then, the bank has appeared consistently as a top 15 manufacturer of ESG structured products and top 10 provider of ESG indices. Most recently, the bank integrated a €50m social bond, a social index and social sharing through donations in a structured product linked t