Aegon Asset Management Joins Climate Bonds Partners Program
THE HAGUE/LONDON: 14/03/2019 00:00 CET: Aegon Asset Management has become the latest financial investor to become a Climate Bonds Partner.
| The new partnership, announced by CEO Sean Kidney at the Climate Bonds annual conference in London last week, will support AAM‘s responsible investment initiatives.
AAM provides a wide range of responsible investment solutions for affiliated clients, institutional investors, wholesale and retail clients. This year AAM’s US business launched a High Yield ESG strategy, using a proprietary ESG integration process to tilt towards more favourable ESG characteristics, and is developing a Sustainable Fixed Income strategy, using a sustainability-themed approach to investing in fixed income instruments that aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. |
AAM’s partnership will assist Climate Bonds to further develop its market-building efforts in green finance and sustainable fixed income. As a leading mainstream fixed income investor, AAM’s participation will add diversity and market expertise to CBI’s Partners Network.
Emanuele Fanelli, Senior Responsible Investment Manager, Aegon Asset Management:
“We are excited to be joining CBI’s market-building initiatives in green bonds and helping to create a common framework for the sustainable fixed income markets. It aligns with the responsible investment objectives of our 2020 strategic plan, through which we aim to become a leading provider of responsible investment solutions. As such, this partnership demonstrates our engagement to be involved in the development of green & sustainable fixed income markets through thought-leading and innovative initiatives such as CBI.”
Manuel Adamini, Head of Investor Engagement, Climate Bonds Initiative:
“We welcome Aegon Asset Management to our Partners Network. AAM has been actively supporting the development of sustainable and impact investment markets and mainstreaming green finance. With the threat of climate change to our societies and investments so imminent and fast-growing, we are looking forward to working with AAM to expand green bond markets globally and reinforcing market best practice and green integrity.”