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  • US financial stability body says closing climate data gaps a priority

    29 July 2022

    The US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has reported "considerable progress" by its members in addressing the threat to financial stability posed by climate change, but identified plugging data gaps as a priority for future work.

  • Sustainalytics delivers most SPOs in first half of 2022

    25 July 2022

    Sustainalytics provided the most second-party opinions (SPOs) for sustainable finance frameworks in the first half of 2022, according to Environmental Finance figures.

  • ICE acquires Urgentem

    21 July 2022

    Intercontinental Exchange has acquired emissions and climate transition data provider, Urgentem.

  • ICE launches MBS climate risk data platform

    19 July 2022

  • Japan consults on ESG data 'code of conduct'

    14 July 2022

    Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published what is believed to be a world-first 'code of conduct' for providers of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and evaluations.

  • IPBES report 'highlights complexity of valuing nature'

    13 July 2022

    A new report sheds light on how financial considerations do not adequately capture nature's contributions to society, writes Thomas Cox

  • LGIM: First in a series of 'net zero' credit fund launches

    05 July 2022

    Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) said the launch of its 'net zero' corporate bond fund will be the "first in a series" of 'net zero' credit funds, amid "significant" interest from institutional investors.

  • Global capital requirement for climate risks is crucial for transition

    29 June 2022

    Japanese regulator recommends framing global warming as "a time bomb" to spur action

  • 'Junk' sustainable bonds have weaker covenants

    17 June 2022

    The covenants attached to 'speculative'-grade sustainable bonds in 2021 were weaker in quality than their non-sustainable bonds equivalents, with the trend demonstrated particularly among sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs).

  • EM sustainable bond issuance bucks global trend in 2022

    10 June 2022

    Emerging market (EM) sustainable bond issuance in the first quarter of 2022 has continued to grow strongly, according to Moody's Investors Service, in stark contrast to the overall sustainable bond market.