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  • Planet Tracker identifies deforestation risk behind ETFs

    18 December 2020

    Exchange traded funds (ETFs) from asset managers including BlackRock (iShares), Vanguard and State Street hide entrenched deforestation risk from investors, according to sustainability think tank Planet Tracker.

  • Bloomberg launches its own 'fully transparent' ESG scores

    11 August 2020

    Bloomberg has launched proprietary, company-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores, marking a significant expansion of the sustainability data available on its terminals.

  • Strong ESG performance improves bond resilience, says MSCI

    29 July 2020

    Bonds from companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance showed more resilience than other corporate bonds during the first six months of this year, according to MSCI.

  • BlackRock hails sustainable ETFs in wake of Covid-19

    17 April 2020

    Sustainable ETFs chalked up another resilient performance amid the market turmoil in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. BlackRock's regional sustainable ETF head tells Ahren Lester what may have driven this, and what it means for the future of the asset class.

  • Powering up the energy storage market

    28 February 2020

    Interest in the energy storage market is starting to take off, Ahren Lester explains, despite caution over changing business models continuing to hold back widespread investment.

  • People Moves: IIGCC, Riksbank, Bloomberg

    15 November 2019

  • Fishing and sustainability data added to Bloomberg terminals

    24 October 2019

    Bloomberg will host sustainability data from NGO Global Fishing Watch (GFW) on its terminals.

  • Carney: EU taxonomy is binary - we need 50 shades of green

    24 September 2019

    The EU's taxonomy on sustainable activities is "a good start", but a "richer" taxonomy that does not take a binary approach is needed, said Bank of England governor Mark Carney.

  • ESG factors increasingly important for active managers

    17 September 2019

    Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are increasingly influencing the investment decisions of active managers, as the opportunity to generate superior risk-adjusted returns becomes more important, according to a survey by Russell Investments.

  • LSEG’s purchase of Refinitiv ‘good for ESG data’ competition

    29 July 2019

    London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)’s planned purchase of Refinitiv could have a positive impact on the quality of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, in part because it will lead to increased competition with Bloomberg, it has been suggested.