United States, Oct. 22 -- The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN), facilitated by IFC, has released its 2025 Global Progress Report, highlighting rapid advances in sustainable finance across 72 emerging markets and developing economies.Despite challenges, the global sustainable finance market continues to expand. SBFN members have collectively issued $790.5 billion in thematic bonds, representing 94 percent of all emerging-market issuance.Since the last report in 2023, SBFN members introduced 145 new sustainable finance frameworks, strengthening ESG, including climate and nature-related risk management and encouraging sustainable finance opportunities. Importantly, emerging markets made progress in aligning the policies and guida...