Ethical Finance Round TableEthical Finance Approaches in the Debt Capital Markets **EVENT FULL**
Wednesday 27th February 2019, 12pm – 2pm
Baillie Gifford, The Cube, 45 Leith Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3AT
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Entitled “Ethical Finance Approaches in the Debt Capital Markets” the round table will review market developments in the $1.45 trn climate-aligned bonds market (such as green bonds) along with innovative trends in ESG and SDG bonds.
Feel free to read our “Overview of Ethical Debt Instruments Blog” for some background reading!
Graham Smith (Director – Sustainable Finance Unit (Global Banking), HSBC) will provide an update on HSBC’s strategy to deploy $100bn in sustainable financing and investment by 2025. This will include an overview of the bank’s SDG bond and how it has integrated the Green Loan Principles and Green Bond Principles into its financial products and instruments.
Caspar Cook (Head of Analysis, Cameron Hume) will then outline Cameron Hume’s client-led approach to ESG, which focuses on a combination of values-based and returns-based strategies, and how this has evolved to successfully grow the Global Fixed Income ESG Fund.