Morgan Stanley: 45% of fixed-income investors investing in green bonds

By Sarah Lizee

Olympia, Wash., May 27 – Morgan Stanley Investment Management said that 45% of asset owners allocating to fixed income reported investing in green or sustainability bonds or bond funds, reflecting the exponential growth of the market, according to a new survey published by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing.

A further 31% are considering these fixed income investment opportunities, the survey said.

Morgan Stanley said that ESG integration remains the most common approach to sustainable investing.

Across all approaches, investors find the highest quality sustainable investing strategies in public equities (78%) and fixed income (69%).

The new survey polled 110 public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth entities, insurance companies and other large asset owners worldwide, 92% of which had total assets over $1 billion. The survey gathered insights about trends, motivations, challenges and implementation approaches in sustainable investing.

Based in New York, Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, investment management, wealth management and credit services.

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