The rise of ESG in the municipal market

Due to a rise in global awareness of ESG factors, socially responsible bond issuances have grown rapidly over the past decade, and will their popularity continue to expand? In this session, we will explore: (1) Will the municipal sector embrace the global trend toward greater transparency in financing public infrastructure assets; and (2) How will investors evaluate the qualitative environmental credentials of these projects relative to other green fixed-income investments? (3) As the area gains momentum and investors demand ESG designations for their portfolios, how are pricing and evaluations, and the traders who use them, factoring in ESG into their models?