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Sovereign sustainability: The two lenses applied by Robeco

Robeco’s dual-lensed approach to sustainability utilizes two complementary analysis frameworks to identify the most sustainable investment approach for sovereign bonds.

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Authors

    Strategist
    Head of Solutions Research
    Paul Ruijs
    Impact Specialist

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Summary

  1. The Robeco Country SDG Framework complements our Country Sustainability Ranking
  2. Using the Robeco Country SDG Framework helps identify which countries should be prioritized in government bond portfolios aimed to support sustainable development
  3. A critical look at governance quality is a common element of both the Country Sustainability Ranking and the Country SDG framework

Since 2010, Robeco has actively incorporated sustainability analysis into its investment decisions for sovereign bonds. Throughout this period the Country Sustainability Framework has been our main sustainability analysis tool for sovereigns. The CSR helps us to avoid sustainability risks and seize opportunities. Recently, we have complemented this sovereign analysis with a new instrument: the Robeco Country SDG Framework.

This framework aims to identify which countries should be prioritized in government bond portfolios to further support sustainable development in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In this paper we discuss both frameworks, illustrating their purposes, similarities, and differences.

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