Category: Real Assets

ESG is increasingly integrated into the pricing of corporate bonds, according to new research from Amundi. In a report titled ESG Investing in Corporate Bonds: Mind the Gap, the investment giant claims that ESG has had a more positive impact on Euro-denominated, investment grade bonds than it has on US equivalents or on high-yield notes.

S&P is the latest organisation to put out its predictions for the sustainability bonds market this year. It forecasts sustainable debt issuance of $400bn for the calendar year, with $300bn of that coming from green bonds – up from $238bn last year. Corporate issuance saw the highest leap in 2019, almost doubling. S&P anticipate most of 2020’s issuance will be allocated to energy transition. Earlier this month, Moody’s said it expected green, social and sustainability bond issuance to hit $400bn in 2020, and SEB said it forecasts $375bn in green bonds alone.

The City of Munich became the first European cit…