{"id":716,"date":"2020-06-23T15:15:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T15:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esgtoday.com\/?p=716"},"modified":"2020-06-23T15:15:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T15:15:49","slug":"industriens-pension-gives-pimco-1-3-billion-sustainable-bond-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esgtoday.com\/industriens-pension-gives-pimco-1-3-billion-sustainable-bond-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Industriens Pension Gives PIMCO $1.3 Billion Sustainable Bond Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Danish pensions administrator Industriens Pension announced today that it has awarded<strong> its largest ever external investment mandate<\/strong> to PIMCO. The new investment mandate is DKK 8.9 billion (US$1.3 billion), covering sustainable corporate bonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mandate\u2019s funds are invested in bonds from issuing companies that have a <strong>low environmental impact, demonstrate social responsibility and with strong governance attributes. <\/strong>Specifically, the issuers must contribute to one or more of the 17 categories of <strong>UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). <\/strong>The UN SDGs set targets to achieve a broad range of aspirational goals, including ending poverty and hunger, improving education, and protecting the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over DKK 1 billion of the mandate is expected to be invested in <strong>green bonds<\/strong>. Industriens Pension anticipates that the CO2 emissions profile of the overall portfolio will be 50% less than the mandate\u2019s benchmark. The firm is already an active investor in sustainable investments, with over DKK 10 billion invested in green energy, including renewable energy companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the new mandate, Anders Ellegaard, Bond Manager at Industriens Pension said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cWhen we change our largest external investment mandate, it is because we truly believe in the value of sustainable investment on several levels. 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