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No Time to Rest in Passive ESG Market

Chris Hall

In recent weeks, Bloomberg has announced the launch of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Green, Social, Sustainability Bond Indices , while MSCI unveiled a suite of indices under the Climate Action banner. Concerns have been raised that sustainability-branded passive investment vehicles can be too broad-based to eliminate ESG risks. “For

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Asia’s Sovereigns to Embrace Sustainable Bonds

Chris Hall

Global sustainable bond issuance surged in 2021, with data providers estimating total volumes just above or below US$1 trillion; green bonds accounted for roughly half. Moody’s ESG Solutions expects overall GSSS-labelled (green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked) issuance to rise from US$992 billion last year to US$1.4