Total sustainable debt issuance has surpassed $1 trillion according to research from BoombergNEF.
A survey by RBC Global Asset Management has shown that 70% of institutional investors use ESG principles as part of their investment process.
Caissa has integrated Sustainalytics ESG research and ratings into its platform.
RWC Partners has rebranded its Defensive Convertibles fund to reflect its focus on sustainable investing.
Some European ESG funds are excluding US Treasuries according to a report by Bloomberg.
Stoxx looks at the performance of its USA 500 ESG-X index and assesses how the exclusion of some US stocks has helped it outperform the benchmark USA 500 index.
Moody’s has published a report looking at the impact of ESG factors on asset manager’s ratings.
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has published guidelines on ESG reporting for companies, debt issuers and asset managers.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has called on regulators to simplify ESG corporate reporting.
Index provider Solactive has launched its first ESG screened green bond Index.