ESG Considerations in Fixed Income

ESG considerations in fixed income: Rapid expansion trend continues

Check out our 10 ESG integration trends derived from our Annual ESG manager survey and discussions with a number of fixed income market practitioners.

By Yoshie Phillips, CFA

Fixed income market practitioners are evolving to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and, at Russell Investments, we are witnessing a rapid expansion in the techniques used to further embed ESG into day-to-day practices.

In this paper, we share some key ESG integration trends we are observing amongst these practitioners. These are derived through a combination of findings from our annual ESG Manager Survey as well as up-to-date discussions with some of the leading fixed income managers in the market. The topics covered here are:

ESG for fixed income investing
Sense of urgency/ESG journey
Data coverage availability
Engagement
Materiality

Regulation
Reporting
Climate-risk measures
Product offerings
Surge of labelled bond insurance

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