Bloomberg has announced the launch of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Green, Social, Sustainability Bond Indices.
The indices use the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index, the Bloomberg Sustainable Finance Group’s green, social and sustainability bond indicators, and show alignment with the International Capital Market Association Green Bond, Social Bond and Sustainability Bond Principles and Guidelines. The indexes include corporates, sovereign, supranational and agency bonds, municipals and structured products.
The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Green, Social, Sustainability Bond Indices comprise 24 new indices including, but not limited to:
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Green Social Sustainability Bond Index (ticker: I37363US)
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Green Bond Index (ticker: I37364US)
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Social Bond Index (ticker: I37365US)
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Sustainability Bond Index (ticker: I37356US)
Bloomberg Aggregate EUR Green Social Sustainability Bond Index (ticker: I37358EU)
Bloomberg Aggregate USD Green Social Sustainability Bond Index (ticker: I37375US)
Jonathan Gardiner, Sustainable Indices Product Manager, Bloomberg Indices, said, “We endeavor to capture both short and long-term market trends with our sustainable index offerings and sustainable debt is swiftly growing, with global sustainable debt issuance surpassing $1 trillion year to date, according to data compiled by BloombergNEF. Building off Bloomberg’s flagship Global Aggregate index, our new Global Aggregate Green, Social & Sustainability Bond Indices incorporate the research of Bloomberg’s ESG and fixed income data teams to deliver a diverse set of indices to meet the varied needs of the investment community exploring this growing market.”