Where are all the US Impact Bonds?
August 31, 2023 — Companies issued impact bonds at record levels in 2021 before multiple headwinds caused the market to cool in 2022. While new issuance has rebounded in 2023, with $607 billion in USD equivalent bonds issued worldwide in the first half of the year, US companies have not been keeping pace with global trends.
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The Sage ESG Top 5 — August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023 -- Sage’s Senior ESG Research Analyst Andy Poreda provides insight on the top ESG news stories of the week. Included in this week’s Sage ESG Top 5 are S&P . . .
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Sage Impact Bond Strategy Maintains Lead for 1H Despite Q2 Headwinds
August 1, 2023 -- The Sage Impact Bond Strategy outperformed its benchmark YTD for Q2, with a return of 2.51% vs. 2.44% for the Bloomberg US Green Bond Index: Corporate.
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Impact Bond Strategy Overview
November 4, 2024 -- This presentation provides an overview of the Impact Bond landscape and portfolio characteristics for Sage's Impact Bond Strategy.