Governments play a central role in financing the climate transition, yet sovereign bond markets remain an underused channel to mobilize capital at scale. Robeco and FTSE Russell have partnered to change this by developing a new framework that identifies countries taking credible steps to align with Paris climate goals. Built on the ASCOR methodology, the approach systematically scores governments on their climate policies and progress, which serves as input for a sovereign bond index that rewards climate leaders and reduces exposure to laggards. The Robeco Climate Euro Government Bond ETF is actively managed to meet or exceed the climate characteristics of this green index while aiming to match the risk and return of the broader market.