Green, social and sustainability bond issuance surpasses $5trn
GSS bond issuance has experienced its most active period since the market’s inception
GSS bond issuance has experienced its most active period since the market’s inception
Fund will be co-managed by Mario Eisenegger and Ben Lord
The 11 new impact portfolios ‘seek to generate positive, measurable, and sustainable social and environmental change, alongside a financial return’
Amid growing investor interest in green bonds
The EU’s Green Bond Standard comes into effect in December 2024
Incoming standardised and verified ESG investment processes could encourage asset managers to invest
David Zahn is seeing a more diversified issuers moving into green bonds
Proportion of Chinese green bonds aligned to international standards has also increased
Labelled bond market continues to grow across Europe
Morningstar’s overview of the climate funds notes passives’ popularity and flows into fixed income and transition strategies
Investors should avoid being drawn into investing in labels that are merely ‘a marketing tool’
Morningstar’s Giovanni Cafaro looks under the bonnet of three sustainable bond funds