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Cutting through labels’ noise in the sustainable bond market: the merits of a research-driven framework – Morgan Stanley Investment Management

The fixed income team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management actively engages with green bond market players to promote robust sustainable financing frameworks, which help effectively catalyse capital towards environmentally and socially impactful projects, transparent disclosures and reporting.

Posted on Jun 23, 2025

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... Thanks to a consistent $1tn+ in issuance per year since 2021, the market for green and other sustainable-labelled bonds (or 'sustainable bonds') has reached almost US $5tn in outstanding value globally. As a result, sustainable investors can tap into a large universe, with improved liquidity and lowered pricing trade-offs versus vanilla bonds compared to the early days of these labels.

 

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