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ISS ESG creates impact rating system

ISS ESG has devised a system by which it will rate companies' management of their positive and negative contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ShareAction: Banks 'tinkering around the edges' in response to climate change

Danske Bank and Intesa Sanpaolo have been named as the 'laggards' of the biggest European banks when it comes tackling climate change.

Morningstar takes full control of Sustainalytics

Financial services firm Morningstar has agreed to buy the 60% of Sustainalytics that it does not already own, in a deal that values the ESG research and ratings provider at €170 million ($184 million).

A principled approach to impact

The Operating Principles for Impact are set to bring increased transparency to impact investing, the IFC's Neil Gregory tells Michael Hurley, on the first anniversary of their launch.

EC study seeks industry input on ESG investment data

A research study, commissioned by the European Commission, into the provision and use of sustainable investment data, ratings and research is now calling on senior staff in the asset management industry and in listed companies to share their ideas and experience. By completing a questionnaire, participants will be supporting a charitable donation to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

The ESG data files, part nine: Biodiversity - the new frontier

Various initiatives from the financial sector could make this a breakthrough year for biodiversity data, ahead of a hoped-for global agreement on conservation for the next decade. Graham Cooper reports

German court to rule on ISS ESG ratings report injunction

ESG Data Files, part eight: Infrastructure, continued

As well as considering the ESG credentials of an infrastructure project, investors should also consider resilience. Christopher Marchant reports

Sustainalytics targets high-risk companies with 'material risk engagement'

ESG Data Files, part eight: Infrastructure

With its broad scope from airports to hospitals, wind farms to oil pipelines, assessing ESG data in the infrastructure sphere comes with a wide array of challenges. Christopher Marchant spoke to experts in the sector about the ongoing push for in standardisation and disclosure.