ESG
Zurich
Thursday, June 20, 2019, 10:30 AM
Climate Change Considerations for Government Bond Portfolios
Climate change is a challenge that will impact the global economy at all levels
- The scale of extreme weather events, climate change mitigation and adaptation activity, and the economic transition to a greener economy are increasingly material and will all put pressure on fiscal deficits and hence on a country’s sovereign debt
- Despite the size of the government debt market it is often overlooked as part of investors ESG/climate change processes, which have a greater focus on corporates
- Explore how government bond investors can reduce climate risk through optimising exposure to physical risk, transition risk and resilience