Publication: A New Dawn: Rethinking Sovereign ESG

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2021-06-07
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2021-06-07
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Gratcheva, Ekaterina M.
Gurhy, Bryan
Emery, Teal
Wang, Dieter
Oganes, Luis
Linzie, Jarrad K.
Harvey, Lydia
Marney, Katherine
Murray, Jessica
Rink, Rupert
Abstract
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is quickly becoming ordre du jour in sovereign debt investing. There remains, however, lack of clarity around frameworks for scoring sovereign ESG performance, industry practices, and the definition of sustainability itself. This World Bank publication consists of two independent reports. The first part is written by the World Bank and takes stock of the current sovereign ESG investing framework and proposes improvements. The second part presents a survey on ESG practices among emerging market (EM) sovereign debt investors conducted by J.P. Morgan (JPM), which launched the first EM sovereign ESG index in 2018. This publication is a result of the World Bank's proactive engagement with stakeholders on pertinent sovereign ESG issues and is part of a publication series under the auspices of the Global Program on Sustainability (GPS).
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Gratcheva, Ekaterina M.; Gurhy, Bryan; Emery, Teal; Wang, Dieter; Oganes, Luis; Linzie, Jarrad K.; Harvey, Lydia; Marney, Katherine; Murray, Jessica; Rink, Rupert. 2021. A New Dawn: Rethinking Sovereign ESG. Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35753 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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