Robeco has launched two new climate-related fixed income strategies that are fully compliant with the EU benchmark regulation for Paris-aligned investments.

The RobecoSAM Climate Global Credits invests globally in corporate bonds with explicit climate targets that contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement. The strategy starts with a 50% lower carbon footprint than the broader corporate bond market, and aims to decarbonize 7% per year while outperforming its Paris-aligned benchmark. It will be managed by Victor Verberk, Reinout Schapers and Peter Kwaak from Robeco’s Global Credit team.

RobecoSAM Climate Global Bonds comprises a global aggregate portfolio of fixed income assets. The strategy aims for a lower carbon footprint relative to the global investment grade bond universe and an average of at least 7% decarbonization per annum, while outperforming its Paris-aware benchmark. It will be managed by Jamie Stuttard, Regina Borromeo and Bob Stoutjesdijk from Robeco’s Global Fixed Income Macro team.

The strategies will be measured against newly created climate indexes, developed jointly by Robeco and Solactive.