Green bonds playing increasingly important role in post-Covid-19 world
Friday 15 October 2021 Vol.12 Ed.41.5
Commentary: Bonds pack a bigger green punch than equities
By Jon Macaskill in New York
The huge demand for a £10bn inaugural green gilt issue from the UK underscores that bonds are better positioned to accelerate change in sustainable finance than equities. While investors are showing enormous appetite for ESG debt, they face some issues in comparing different assets because of ongoing...