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Part of this revolution is the meteoritic growth of greenbonds, which were started in 2007 by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. If growth was slow from the first greenbond issuance to 2012, things have accelerated since. Greenbonds are indeed often oversubscribed due to their success.
As we understand it, a sovereign cannot be considered sustainable and that hampers when creating Article 9 [a fund that has sustainable or a reduction in carbon emissions as its objective] classified products.”. This tool helped NN IP launch a sovereign greenbond fund last April, classified as Article 9 under SFDR.
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Mediolanum said the fund’s combination of different, low correlated, yet complimentary investment approaches would create a highly diverse portfolio with a strong focus on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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