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Media Release
NN Investment Partners Joins Climate Bonds Partnership Program
LONDON/The Hague 19/02/2016: 14:00GMT-15:00CET: Global investment manager NN Investment Partners, (NN IP) has today joined the Climate Bonds Partnership Program. Based in the Netherlands, NN IP is the asset management arm of NN Group NV. NN IP currently manages EUR 180 billion (30th of September 2015) assets under management for institutional and retail investors.
Bram Bos, Senior Portfolio Manager of NN IP:
“Responsible investing is a key area for NN IP. The demand of our clients for green and impact investing products is increasing. As an asset manager we provide solutions that help our clients contribute to the mitigation of climate change. We believe green bonds play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.”
“NN IP is very supportive of the work the Climate Bond Initiative currently is performing. With the impressive growth of the green bond market it is important to increase transparency and standardisation. This will help the green bond market to become a mainstream fixed income category.”
Climate Bonds CEO Sean Kidney:
“Gaining a new Partner with the profile and background of NN Investment Partners is a welcome addition and adds significantly to the capability of our Partnership Programme.”
“NN IP have a depth of experience in global and regional bond markets that will be invaluable to our objectives in developing robust frameworks around green bond investment.”
“We welcome this decision by NN Investment Partners. It is a positive signal from a leading institutional investor that green bonds have a significant role to play in sustainable investment and climate finance solutions.”
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About Climate Bonds Initiative: The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused not-for-profit, promoting large-scale investment in the low-carbon economy. For more information, please visit www.climatebonds.net
About NN Investment Partners (NN IP)
NN Investment Partners is the asset manager of NN Group N.V., a publicly traded company listed on Euronext Amsterdam. NN Investment Partners is head-quartered in The Hague, the Netherlands. NN Investment Partners in aggregate manages approximately USD 200* billion in assets for institutions and individual investors worldwide. More information is here.
Partners Program: NGOs, banks, institutional investors and governments are eligible to join as Climate Bond Partners to help rapidly grow a market of green and climate bonds. Partners assist in developing initiatives to grow investment in climate solutions, participate in different market development committees & help define policy agendas for sector, country & sub-national programs. A list of Partners is available here.
For more information, please contact:
Karl Hanuska
Head of Media Relations & External Communications
NN IP
(+31 70 37 91 182)
Andrew Whiley
Communications Manager
Climate Bonds Initiative
(+44 (0) 7506 270 943)
Disclaimer: The information contained in this media release does not constitute investment advice and the Climate Bonds Initiative is not an investment adviser. Links to external websites are for information purposes only. The Climate Bonds Initiative accepts no responsibility for content on external websites.
The Climate Bonds Initiative is not advising on the merits or otherwise of any investment. A decision to invest in anything is solely yours. The Climate Bonds Initiative accepts no liability of any kind for investments any individual or organisation makes, nor for investments made by third parties on behalf of an individual or organisation.
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*Figure as per 30 September 2015