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Start-ups 'make up 39% of ESG data market'
30 September 2021'Start-up' companies aged up to five years make up 39% of the ESG data market, a report has found.
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New York Fed climate stress test demonstrates 'substantial' risk for banks
28 September 2021Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have published a transition risk-focused climate stress test metric for banks, which demonstrated climate risk was "economically substantial" for some lenders during the 2020 energy crisis.
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Platts calculates carbon intensity of oil barrels
27 September 2021Carbon intensity figures for oil produced by 14 major crude fields around the world will be released monthly by energy information provider S&P Global Platts.
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Impact Cubed launches SDG-focused data platform
27 September 2021Impact Cubed has launched a data platform it says enables investors to compare investment propositions based on their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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US SEC pens sample letter for companies with insufficient climate disclosures
24 September 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an 'illustrative letter' it could send to companies...
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High ESG ratings deliver 'persistent' outperformance in Europe - but not the US
23 September 2021Companies with high environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings in the EU demonstrated "persistent outperformance"...
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Fitch to use RepRisk data for its forthcoming ESG ratings
23 September 2021US financial company Fitch Group is partnering with Swiss data firm RepRisk on its newly launched ESG ratings arm for fixed income.
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WBA finds "desperate" and "unacceptable" results in food & agriculture industry
21 September 2021The World Benchmarking Alliance has released its Food and Agriculture benchmark
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CME launches 'first' sustainable derivatives clearing service
21 September 2021Financial derivatives exchange operator CME is launching what is believed to be the first sustainable derivatives clearing service...
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Half of investors have sustainability 'apprehensions', survey shows
20 September 202151% of investors have "some lingering apprehensions" about sustainability investing...