The green boom in the year of Covid: green bonds pay more than traditional

There are those who have found room to grow with the pandemic. As in the case of ESGs, the issuance of bonds and equities with a social and environmental impact. For the first time, on the secondary market they reported a better performance than ordinary bonds: in 2020, the yield of ESG bonds in euro was 4.4% and for ordinary ones 1.8%, with a spread between the two yields of 2.6 per cent. Many emissions are linked to the Covid 19 emergency, but to give the push …