Impact investing

As the public finance landscape evolves with increased philanthropic interest and a focus on climate resilience and community health, it's time for traditional market participants to align their investments with impactful outcomes to drive systemic change and foster equitable growth.

As ETFs take a larger bite of the market, VanEck discusses how sustainable investing will contribute to the muni space.

ESG investing has grown complex enough that it’s time we recognize what strategy or product is best suited for a given situation.

Recognizing what ESG strategy or product is best suited for a given situation is a crucial first step for the market to establish long-needed standards and guide usage into the effective outcomes participants wish to see.

The deal qualifies as both an environmental impact bond and as a green bond under the International Capital Market Association's Green Bond Principles.

Obtaining substantial new money for green infrastructure is still difficult, and the more innovative the projects, the harder they are to finance. Environmental impact bonds can help.

Social bonds represent a new milestone in the education space and a key to unlocking the door to impact investments.

The increasing focus on ESG and innovation in the municipal market continues to grow as investors and issuers navigate a changing global market for state and local government debt amid COVID-19.

Ann-Charlotte Eliason, head of Nasdaq's Sustainable Bond Network, and Emily Robare, who leads ESG credit analysis for Gurtin, a PIMCO company, talk the current state and future of ESG, social, green and impact investing in munis through the lens of both domestic and international investors. Lynne Funk hosts. (38 minutes).

Christophe Dugardyn and Andrew Li of ING discuss opportunities in the green bond marketplace in the United States and look at how ING uses green shading to identify light, medium and dark green investors. Chip Barnett hosts.

The Municipal Impact Coalition, a group of market professionals, is expanding its drive to make municipal bonds more accessible and understandable across the nation and around the globe.

Panelists at the national bond summit in Miami discuss how communities can address climate change and new transportation modes.