Credit market throws weight behind shareholder ESG activism
Bond investors are joining equity buyers in an ESG pincer movement that’s pressuring companies with lackluster standards to up their game.
By Alice Gledhill / BLOOMBERG
Participants in the USD 40 trillion global credit market are using roadshows, industry groups and divestments to press issuers over environmental, social and governance concerns, such as pollution or management oversight. That extra focus and financial muscle is amplifying efforts in equity markets, the traditional front-line of investor activism.
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