The International Finance Corporation (IFC) had a standout performance in 2025, combining scale, innovation and impact across both funding and investor engagement. As the world’s leading private-sector focused development institution, IFC raised USD24.9bn across 236 transactions in 25 currencies, with sustainability firmly at the core of its strategy—issuing USD7.3bn in green and social bonds, representing around 30% of total funding. IFC also set a new benchmark for investor relations by pioneering the use of data and artificial intelligence, deploying advanced tools to enhance targeting, engagement and ESG analytics across a global investor base. At the same time, IFC strengthened its ESG issuer leadership through enhanced frameworks and landmark transactions, including the largest-ever USD Social Bond by a supranational and a record-breaking HKD Social Bond recognised as a CMDportal Top Deal. This combination of innovative IR practices, robust ESG frameworks and exceptional execution makes IFC a deserving winner of the 2025 Awards for (1) Best Overall Investor Relations Team and (2) Best SSA ESG Issuer. Full reasoning on these award wins can be found here, in the official Award Statement.