Industry News: ESG

Social Bond and Sovereign Green Bond Issuance Surges

Written by ESG | 6-Jul-2020 2:28:48 PM

2020-06-30

Institutional Asset Manager: The coronavirus crisis has triggered some ESG rebalancing in the sustainable fixed income space in favour of social bonds, according to NN Investment Partners. In the past, green bonds have dominated, but the firm says that a heightened focus on the social implications of the pandemic has shifted the emphasis from E to S in the last couple of months, and led to an increase in bonds that raise funds for social projects.

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