Hong Kong Releases Green Fintech Map
2024-4-3
Hong Kong Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group and InvestHK release a green fintech map
ESG Products
Capital Group Launches Three Sustainable Funds
2024-4-1
Global asset manager Capital Group has launched three sustainable funds for sustainable asset allocation
Morningstar Launches Low Carbon Transition Leaders Indexes
2024-3-21
Morningstar launches the Low Carbon Transition Leaders Indexes to help investors allocate funds to companies leading transition
Canadian Securities Administrators Updates Guidance on ESG Fund Disclosure
2024-3-14
The Canadian Securities Administrators updates the guidance on ESG fund disclosure
UK Plans to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers
2024-3-11
UK government states that it will supervise ESG ratings providers and entrust this work to the Financial Conduct Authority
Canada Issues World’s First Green Bond to Include Nuclear Energy
2024-3-6
Canada has successfully issued its second green bond, which is also the world’s first green bond to include nuclear energy
S&P Launches Two Biodiversity Indices
2024-2-28
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches two biodiversity indices
CFA Institute Releases Responsible Investment Funds Report
2024-2-26
The CFA Institute Research and Policy Center releases a report on responsible investment funds
Since United Nations Global Compact put forward the concept of Environmental, Social and Governance, the financial industry has always been an important driver of the development of ESG, and various types of ESG products have emerged in an endless stream. These products serve as a bridge between investors and companies, helping funds to be efficiently allocated to long-term assets.
Common ESG financial products include ESG bonds (such as green bonds, blue bonds, transition bonds, sustainable bonds, sustainable linked bonds), ESG funds and ESG indexes. Although these financial products are still facing problems such as greenwashing, they have indeed contributed to the development. Regulators are also trying to reduce the negative impact of these products.
ESG focuses on the improvement of long-term value, and ESG products are attracting long-term funds. In the current situation, balancing risk and return is an important topic, and ESG products will become an important choice for investors to allocate assets.