How to Incorporate Climate Considerations Into a Government Bond Index?
For investors in government bonds, incorporating measures of country preparedness for the transition to a low-carbon world is increasingly urgent. Join us on May 15th to learn more about the implications of integrating climate transition themes into government bond portfolios.
We'll introduce the newly launched Bloomberg Government Climate Tilted Bond Indices, and discuss how these Indices use Bloomberg Government Climate Scores (GOVS) to assess not only a country's current progress toward reducing emissions, but also its forward-looking ambition.
Topics:
We'll introduce the newly launched Bloomberg Government Climate Tilted Bond Indices, and discuss how these Indices use Bloomberg Government Climate Scores (GOVS) to assess not only a country's current progress toward reducing emissions, but also its forward-looking ambition.
Topics:
- What are Bloomberg Government Climate Scores (GOVS), and how do they measure carbon transition, power sector transition, and climate policy?
- What approach is taken to ensure that the Climate Scores do not have systematic bias across countries of differing levels of economic development?
- How do GOVS Scores incorporate forward-looking data leveraging Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)?
- What are the performance implications of incorporating the Scores into Bloomberg government bond indices?
- How can investors create customized indices according to their appetite for improved climate performance and tracking error?
- How can investors utilize the full GOVS dataset to create customized indices?
- What topics is Bloomberg planning to research next?