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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Nasdaq, a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities, has launched a new platform to boost investor access to environmental, social and sustainability bonds in n an effort to help promote sustainable investing.
The exchange has launched a venue, known as the Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network (NSBN), for issuers to showcase their sustainable bonds and their efforts at pursuing sustainability.
The online repository provides issuers of sustainable bonds across the world with a platform to voluntarily publish key information and data regarding their specific bonds, which, in turn, provides investors with the information they need to compare sustainable bonds successfully.
Issuers using the Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network are provided an opportunity to showcase their sustainability efforts and provide a greater level of transparency for their bonds. The Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network also introduces a standard framework for impact reporting.
For investors, the Network´s data collection tools address a growing need for improved data aggregation in the sustainable bond market, replacing the need for the manual collection and administration of data.
From its launch, the Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network contains bond data from a select number of European and U.S. issuers.
The Network will be continuously expanded through feedback from a global advisory board, consisting of public and private investors, expert o...................... To view our full article Click here
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