FTSE Green Impact Bond Index Series

Our FTSE Green Impact Bond Index Series provides a measurement of the global green bond market across various asset classes and credit sectors.

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The FTSE Green Impact Bond Index Series provides a comprehensive measure of the global green bond market across various asset classes and credit sectors.

The series measures the performance of both investment-grade and high-yield multi-currency green debt issued by government, government-sponsored, supranational, collateralised and corporations. FTSE Russell considers 'impact bonds' to include green, social and sustainability 'use of proceeds' bonds and 'sustainability linked bonds'.

A bond is labelled as a green bond if its proceeds are specifically earmarked for projects that have environmental and/or climate benefit and has been labelled as “green” by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and aligned with International Capital Markets Association’s (ICMA) Green Bond Principles (GBP).

Clear disclosure of "Use of proceeds" and "Ongoing Reporting" are critical to avoid greenwashing. To be eligible for inclusion, a green bond must be labelled as "green" by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and is aligned with International Capital Markets Association's (ICMA) Green Bond Principles (GBP).

The series comprises:

  • FTSE Global Green Impact Bond Index (Global Green Impact)

  • FTSE World Broad Investment-Grade Green Impact Bond Index (WorldBIG Green Impact)

  • FTSE Euro Broad Investment-Grade Green Impact Bond Index (EuroBIG Green Impact)

  • FTSE US Broad Investment-Grade Green Impact Bond Index (USBIG Green Impact)

The Green Impact Bond Index Series covers a broad array of asset classes and will have sub-indices available in any combination of currency, maturity and rating.

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Key resources

Index announcements

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Research and Insights

Research

Benchmarking The Green Bond Market

The bond market, through Green, Social, Sustainability Bonds and Sustainability-Linked Bonds, can play a crucial role in attracting and directing private capital to finance improved social and environmental outcomes.

Research

Understanding Shariah Compliant Indexing

In this paper, we provide an introduction to Islamic finance, show how this sector is growing, describe the role of the UK and LSEG in Islamic finance, describe the construction of a Shariah-compliant bond and equity index and profile FTSE Russell’s index range in this area.

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Investing in the green economy 2024: Growing in a fractured landscape

The global green economy, a market providing climate and environmental solutions, has expanded considerably over the last decade. Learn more about the green economy in 2024 in this insight.
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Conundrum Cubed: Scope 3 for Financials

The complexities faced by financial institutions in calculating and reporting financed and facilitated emissions. Learn about attribution factors, data gaps, and the evolving standards.
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