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Goldman Sachs Asset Management Launches Biodiversity Bond Fund

27 February 2025 | 2 minute read

27 February 2025 – Goldman Sachs Asset Management today announced the launch of the Goldman Sachs Biodiversity Bond fund (“the Fund”), one of the first fixed income funds available to investors seeking exposure to the thematic of biodiversity conservation and remediation.

The Fund invests mainly in investment-grade corporate bonds across developed and emerging markets and will make disclosures pursuant to Article 9 of SFDR. It will allow clients to invest in both labelled bonds, whereby the proceeds of the bonds are applied towards biodiversity-related projects or activities, as well as unlabelled bonds issued by companies with revenues supporting biodiversity conservation and remediation.

Bonds will be selected for the Fund based on proprietary analysis and Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s sustainable investing framework. In addition, they will be aligned with certain UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) relating to biodiversity (in particular, SDG 6, 12, 14 and/or 15)1. The labelled bonds will be aligned with the International Capital Market Association’s GSS Bond Principles for labelled bonds.

The Fund builds on the firm’s existing sustainable bond offering which includes its broad green bond fund range, consisting of five dedicated green bond funds, including the Goldman Sachs Impact Corporate Bond fund, the Goldman Sachs Social Bond fund and the Goldman Sachs Global Green Bond UCITS ETF, which launched last year2.

The Fund provides investors with global exposure and the ability to invest across currencies, including Euro, Dollar, and Sterling. It is domiciled in Luxembourg and will be made available in certain jurisdictions to eligible investors.

Bram Bos, Global Head of Green, Social and Impact Bonds at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, commented: “In recent years, there has been a growing focus amongst investors to consider not just pure climate targets but also maintaining and improving biodiversity. This fund seeks to provide fixed income investors with exposure to issuers that are having a positive impact on biodiversity. The wide spectrum of the fund’s investment universe enables us to identify promising opportunities for investors.”

Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Fixed Income team brings together more than 370 financial professionals with deep expertise across regions, sectors and markets, representing over $1.75 trillion in assets under supervision as of December 31, 2024.

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1UN SDG Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, UN SDG Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, UN SDG Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development, UN SDG Goal 15: Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
2These funds are only available in certain jurisdictions to eligible investors.