35 years: Capital markets editorial
Within the fourth video in this series, Keith discusses the key challenges with measuring the impact of social bonds, such as the long time lags associated with impacts of social projects and suggests investors have a role to play in offsetting this to an extent. This may come in the form of active investor engagement.
Within the fourth video in this series, Keith discusses the key challenges with measuring the impact of social bonds, such as the long time lags associated with impacts of social projects and suggests investors have a role to play in offsetting this to an extent. This may come in the form of active investor engagement.
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Measuring impact is a challenge for the Social Bond market. The Social Bond Principles are a valuable starting point for defining the product, but opening on how social a Social Bond is beyond the SBP’s remit. Green bonds that finance environmental projects can fall back on carbon emissions reductions over the life of a bond. For social bonds, it’s much more difficult to calculate the impact of a bond on poverty reduction or job-creation since there are so many factors at play.
Key learning objectives:
Outline the challenges of social impact measurement
Identify the role investors can play
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A critical part of the story is active investor engagement. Driving a positive social or environmental end-game and adding value is better achieved through active engagement with management than through social screening. To avoid cries of social-washing, investors should demand clear pathways i.e.:
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