ESG Bonds and RCSFIClassificationCodes

Hi!

I am looking at ESG bonds issued by firms. I am trying to understand the RCSFIClassificationCodes variable, which for each ESG bond outputs one or more lists the following structures:{'Code': String, 'CodeDescription': String, 'CodePermID': String, 'IsESGStandard': Boolean, 'Type': String, 'TypeDescription': String, 'TypePermID': String, 'TypeX1XCodeX1XCodeDescription': String}

Questions:

1) What are these codes and types referring to? Can you provide a list of all available codes and types, along with their descriptions? I have not managed to find it yet.

2) When using the tool Advance Search with the app on my desktop and adding the filter ESG Bond type ="Sustainable Linked Bonds", the query output is the following:

rd.discovery.search(view = rd.discovery.Views.GOV_CORP_INSTRUMENTS,top = 10,filter = "(DbType eq 'CORP' and ((RCSFIClassificationCodes((Type eq 'SRIBND') and (Code in ('SCLB'))))))",select = "RIC,EJVAssetID,DTSubjectName,BusinessEntity,PI,SearchAllCategoryv3,SearchAllCategoryv2,SearchAllCategory,DBSTicker,CouponRate,MaturityDate,IssueDate,ISIN,RCSCurrencyLeaf,RCSCountryLeaf,DbTypeDescription,InstrumentTypeDescription,RCSCouponTypeGenealogy,FaceIssuedUSD,RCSBondGradeLeaf,RCSFIClassificationCodes")

However, in the answer to the ticket called "Sustainabilty-Linked bond deals via python API" at https://community.developers.lseg.com/discussion/comment/107576?tab=all#Comment_107576 , the reply was to use:rd.discovery.search( view = rd.discovery.Views.GOV_CORP_INSTRUMENTS, top = 10000, filter = "RCSFIClassificationCodes(CodeDescription eq 'Sustainability Linked Bond')", select = "RIC,RCSFIClassificationCodes", )

Focusing on the difference in the filter: Using the desktop app is equivalent to code==SCLB and Type=='SRIBND', however, the suggested in the developer community webpage only suggest code==SCLB. Can you clarify the differences and how they affect the outcomes of both searches?

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raksina.samasiri

Hi @mostly_confused ,

Thank you for posting the question in this forum. However, this forum is dedicated to an API usage question hence, the moderators on this forum do not have deep expertise in every type of content available through LSEG products, such as RCSFIClassificationCodes and types referring to. Such expertise is available through the Helpdesk, which can be reached via MyAccount. You can raise the ticket there and the support team is going to contact you directly to assist with this.

Hope this helps and please let me know in case you have any further questions.

mostly_confused

Hi @raksina.samasiri thanks for your reply.

But I am confused. I did it first by raising a case at MyRefinitiv for this; however, I got the following answer:

"I hope you are well.

Since the following recommendation came from our Developer's Portal, you can follow-up or create a new question regarding this there. Our team of developers is most suited to address your concern. Access our developer portal for assistance with your problem.

"
Which leads to post here… any thoughts on how to proceed?

raksina.samasiri

Dear @mostly_confused ,

Thank you for your patience, as this is the content question, helpdesk should be reaching out to content team to help you on this. I'll also be checking the ticket you've raised to make sure that you'll get the response you're looking for.

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