ESG-labelled bonds: quality over quantity – AllianceBernstein

After a rapid ascent, issuance of ESG-labelled bonds has fallen back recently, even as AllianceBernstein have observed the overall quality of the market has improved.

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AllianceBernstein have analysed over eleven thousand ESG-labelled bonds, comparing each bond's stated intentions at the time of issue with actual performance 12 months later (for example, how the bond's proceeds were allocated across different projects, and the ESG impact of those projects).

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