LGIM Adds to Sustainable Fixed Income ETF Family with Launch of New Green Bond Fund

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), one of Europe’s largest asset managers, announced today the launch of the L&G ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Green Bond UCITS ETF, adding to the firm’s suite of sustainable fixed income funds for UK and European investors, including the recently listed L&G ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF and L&G ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Emerging Markets Corporate Bond UCITS ETF.

The new ETF aims to track the J.P. Morgan ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Green Bond Focus Index. According to JPM, the index provides exposure to green bonds issued across hard currency (USD, EUR and GBP denominated) credit and local currency government bonds across Developed and Emerging markets with a focus on green bonds that have been reviewed independently by the Climate Bonds Initiative, to minimize the incidence of ‘greenwashing’. The index applies an ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. scoring and screening methodology to tilt toward green bond issuers ranked higher on ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. criteria and ‘Certified Climate Bond’ issues, and to underweight green bond issues that have not been reviewed independently.

LGIM stated that the new ETF launch was driven by wider sector and investor demand for sustainable credit. A recent report from credit ratings, research, and risk analysis provider Moody’s Investors Service predicted global sustainable bond volumes, encompassing global issuance of green, socialSocial criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates. and sustainability bonds, to exceed $650 billion in 2021, representing year-over-year growth of 32% from the record $491 billion set in 2020.

Howie Li, Head of ETFs at LGIM, said:

“As with the rest of the range, we have designed these new ETFs to be portfolio building blocks that answer to investors’ increasing call for ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. integration and liquidity considerations. These funds incorporate ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. as standard and employ a liquidity-aware approach, including increased minimum issuance thresholds relative to traditional benchmarks to improve the overall liquidity profile. Through the active design of these indices, the expansion of this range continues to draw on LGIM’s deep experience in bond management and responsible investing.  As questions mount on how “green” some bond issues in the market may be, the incorporation of the Climate Bonds Initiatives certification process into the design means that we can direct more of an investor’s money towards green projects that have been independently verified.”

 James Crossley, Head of UK Retail Sales at LGIM, added:

“We are excited to build out our ETF suite, which encompasses a diverse range of nearly 40 core and thematic products for retail and wholesale investors in the UK.  It was important that we could incorporate some of our pragmatic portfolio management techniques into the index design itself, allocating to green bonds and issuers with the highest ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. scores while retaining a similar risk/return profile to traditional indices.” 

The post LGIM Adds to Sustainable Fixed Income ETF Family with Launch of New Green Bond Fund appeared first on ESG Today.