ESG bond

Environmental, Social and Governance-based (ESG) investment.

An ESG bond is one which meets ESG investment criteria.

World Bank - scope of thematic bonds and ESG bonds

"For the purposes of this report [thematic bonds] include green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked labeled bonds.

Blue bonds are considered a subcategory of green bonds, and gender bonds a subcategory of social bonds.

Thematic bonds are also known as GSS; GSS+; environmental, social, and governance (ESG); or sustainable bonds."

Sovereign green, social and sustainability bonds - The World Bank Group - October 2022 - p2.

See also

• ESG investment
• ESG ratings
• ESG stock
• I&E
• Impact investing
• Negative screening
• Norms-based screening
• Positive screening
• Retail bond
• SRI
• Sustainability
• Sustainability themed investing
• Sustainable finance
• Thematic bond
• Use of proceeds bond
• World Bank

Other resources

• Sovereign green, social and sustainability bonds - The World Bank Group - October 2022
• A practical insight into green bonds and ESG investing, The Treasurer web exclusive, June 2019