Sustainable securities shine through the storm

The second quarter of 2025 was a tough one for companies and investors, with equities falling and then staging a recovery. Amid the volatility, sustainable investment (SI) indices recovered from weak Q1 performances, with SI equity and green bond performances rising. The performance of industries influenced SI equities. Technology stocks rose by almost a quarter, and the weakness of energy stocks also aided their performance. Both corporate and sovereign green bonds outperformed their benchmarks, aided by an overweight position in European offerings and an underweight position in US options....