Webinar: Bondholder Engagement

Join us for an introductory session providing the background and context, explaining the bondholder engagement toolkit, and highlighting why bondholder engagement matters and how it contributes to effective stewardship.

The Bondholder Engagement Toolkit by the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) provides fixed-income investors with practical strategies and 11 specific tools to engage corporate issuers on climate, deforestation, and nature-related risks. It scores each method by influence and feasibility to help creditors optimize their corporate stewardship.

Active bondholder engagement is critical for modern corporate governance for four primary reasons. First, because fixed-income investors lack formal voting rights, direct dialogue serves as their primary mechanism to influence management. Second, this consistent interaction allows investors to detect escalating credit risks and looming default threats early, ultimately protecting capital. Third, because companies rely on capital markets to constantly roll over debt, refinancing windows provide investors with immense bargaining power. Finally, when debt and equity investors align their demands, it creates a unified market pressure that effectively holds corporate leadership accountable.