By Stéphane RÜEGG, Client Portfolio Manager, Pictet Asset Management
The corporate green bond market has taken off and is only going to get bigger. But investors need to be cautious.
The market for green bonds has been booming. Demand for investments with an environmentally-friendly pedigree has increased hand in hand with a growing awareness of the need to control climate change and pollution, to prevent the erosion of biodiversity and ensure a sustainable future. But as with every new asset class that takes off, investors need to be wary of the pitfalls. A decade ago, the market for corporate green bonds barely existed. By the end of April 2020, it was worth USD347 billion.
In a nutshell, green bonds are debt raised to...
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