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Bloomberg and LSEG launch net-zero initiative
22 September 2021Credit rating agencies, index providers and stock exchanges have launched the Net Zero Financial Services Providers Alliance (NZFSPA).
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Moody's: Japan's FSA ESG disclosures may have limited immediate usefulness
02 September 2021Forthcoming mandatory ESG disclosure requirements from Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) may have short-term limitations, Moody's Investors Service has said.
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French financial system 'significantly exposed' to biodiversity risk
31 August 2021The French financial system is 'significantly exposed' to physical and transition biodiversity risk, according to academic research by the country's central bank
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UK urged to issue inaugural green bond with 2033 maturity
24 August 2021A majority of investors and banks have urged the UK to issue its maiden sovereign green bond with a 2033 maturity...
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ESG risks cited in 72% of public sector rating actions in 2020
05 August 2021Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks were cited as material credit considerations in 72% of public sector...
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Bank of Japan climate change loan facility 'credit positive' for banks
22 July 2021The climate change loan facility to be extended to lenders by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is "credit positive" for Japanese banks...
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Japanese regulator publishes draft social bond guidelines
22 July 2021The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published its proposed Social Bond Guidelines (SBG)...
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Pandemic drives 10-fold rise in citings of social risks in credit rating actions
28 June 2021Citings of social risks in credit rating actions for private-sector debt issuers have soared ten-fold in 2020...
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US climate disclosure tussle develops over SEC filings role
21 June 2021A tussle is developing over whether mandatory climate disclosures in the US should feature in the closely scrutinised annual regulatory filings or as a separate document, with some major firms opposing inclusion in annual filings but some significant investors backing such a move.
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Australian debt head unconvinced by green bond cost benefit
16 June 2021The Australian debt management office head said he remains "unconvinced" by the cost appeal...