Selected by a panel of industry experts along with the Environmental Finance editorial team, the award was granted due to the major progress that AFII has made in its mission to support the climate transition of fixed income in the past year. Commenting on the accolade, CEO and Founder Ulf Erlandsson said:
‘‘We are grateful for and humbled by this award from our peers, in a significant year for our young organisation. The Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute’s aim is to provide fixed income investors with practical support in identifying and managing climate and nature risks and opportunities, and we have taken some big steps forward in 2024.’’
The award recognises several initiatives including:
- The Sustainability-Linked Bond Handbook: a world-first practitioner’s guide to SLBs, downloaded 1500 times
- 55 original research papers now directly reaching over 1300 industry professionals, having met more than 170 asset managers, owners, bankers and other market participants, to provide direct guidance on implementing climate and nature solutions
- The impact of ‘The Box’ system to rank and engage with banks on climate progress
- Invitations to speak at the United Nations and the leading standards setter for fixed income, the International Capital Markets Association
Justine Leigh-Bell, Executive Director added:
‘‘For a small team, AFII punches above its weight. Since the award, we have announced further innovations including the launch of the Co2liseum model portfolio and analytics platform, giving investors insights on how to apply climate strategies to bond portfolios. And our new Bond Radar uses AI and market intelligence to give observers, for the first time, an indication of when new issuances may arise to drive investor engagement.
‘‘We are very proud of these achievements and thank our philanthropic funders for their support.’’
