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  • California wildfires illustrate how ESG factors can affect credit, says Moody’s

    04 November 2019

    Wildfires that ravaged parts of California in recent days show the connection between environmental and social risks, and the credit quality of utilities in the US state, Moody’s has said.

  • ShareAction: US investors fail to back on climate resolutions

    04 November 2019

    More evidence has emerged of US investor failure to back climate-related shareholder resolutions, this time in a report from sustainability pressure group ShareAction.

  • World Bank launches sovereign ESG data portal

    30 October 2019

    The World Bank has launched a free online platform that provides users with sovereign-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) data.

  • Moody's continues buying spree with minority stake in SynTao Green Finance

    29 October 2019

    Moody's Corporation will acquire a minority stake in SynTao Green Finance (STGF), the Chinese provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and analytics.

  • Countries pledge $9.8bn to GCF

    28 October 2019

    The first replenishment of the UN-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) has seen 27 countries commit to provide a further $9.8 billion in funding for the next four years.

  • Morningstar expects record year of sustainable fund launches in Europe

    28 October 2019

    A record number of sustainable fund launches are expected this year, said financial services firm Morningstar, with this growing segment of the market capturing two-fifths of net inflows in Europe.

  • E.ON pens €3.5bn ESG-linked loan in wake of Innogy merger approval

    25 October 2019

    Energy company E.ON has agreed a €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) revolving credit facility, the interest rate on which is linked to the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating.

  • VIDEO: What is next on the ESG horizon for Toyota?

    25 October 2019

    Speaking at our ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference in September, Adam Stam, National Manager - Secured Funding at Toyota Motor Credit Corporation explains what projects Toyota is working on and how these relate to social and sustainability bonds and what is next on their ESG horizon.

  • ‘World-leading’ UK Stewardship Code aims for greenwashing crackdown

    24 October 2019

  • Demographic trends pose risks to sovereign creditworthiness

    24 October 2019

    Demographic trends are one of 15 factors considered by Fitch in its ESG relevance scores. Ed Parker explains