Aviva Investors launches global bond ESG fund May 06, 2021 By Funds Europe Aviva Investors has launched a climate transition bond fund in a further sign of how asset managers are extending ESG investing into fixed income. The Aviva Investors Climate Transition Global Credit Fund will invest in companies offering goods and services for climate change mitigation and is launched with a $350 million (€290.7 million) allocation from Aviva Investors multi-asset strategies. Tom Chinery, Justine Vroman and Rick Stathers manage the fund and will exclude fossil fuel companies and target industries including renewable energy, sustainable transport and “environmentally-conscious lending”. Significantly, says Aviva Investors, the approach also aims to capture “transition-oriented companies with low decarbonisation and physical impact risk, extending the investment universe beyond businesses with obvious green credentials”.