Goldman Says ESG Finance to Become ‘Core Part’ of Strategy (1)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is just getting started in the fast-expanding world of sustainable finance.

The New York-based lender plans to issue more environmental, social, and governance bonds on a regular basis as part of its plans to deploy $750 billion in sustainable financing, investing and advisory activity by 2030, according to Carey Halio, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Bank USA. It sold bonds aimed at financing environmentally and socially conscious projects for the first time on Wednesday.

“We expect to issue once every 12 to 18 months with respect to benchmark issuance and we have the flexibility ...