Carbon footprint of the holdings of corporate bonds
When the Riksbank has purchased bonds issued by Swedish non-financial companies, sustainability aspects have been taken into account to manage sustainability-related financial risks. As of September 2022, the Riksbank has only purchased bonds from companies that report their carbon footprint according to Scope 1 and Scope 2. However, this did not affect the bonds that the Riksbank had already acquired by that date. Since 2021, the Riksbank has reported the portfolio weighted average carbon intensity of corporate bond holdings. If no new decisions are taken, the holding of corporate bonds will mature by June 2027 at the latest.
The carbon footprint of corporate bonds is calculated using the portfolio-weighted average carbon intensity metric, which shows how much greenhouse gas is emitted per krona earned. The carbon footprint is calculated using both the companies’ reported greenhouse gas emissions and quantitative estimates of emissions made by ISS ESG. As calculations are partly based on estimates, the information on this page should be seen more as an indication of the carbon footprint of the Riksbank's holdings of corporate bonds than an exact calculation.
At the end of 2024, the Riksbank’s holdings of corporate bonds amounted to SEK 4.0 billion. The portfolio-weighted average carbon intensity of these holdings was measured at 89.5 tonnes of CO₂e per million US dollars.
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