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  • Sustainalytics biggest SPO provider in first half of 2023

    01 August 2023

    Sustainalytics provided the most sustainable finance second-party opinions (SPOs) in the first six months of 2023, whilst Moody's ESG saw its market share jump to become the third largest provider.

  • MSCI, Bloomberg among big-name signatories to Japan ESG data code of conduct

    28 July 2023

    Major data providers MSCI and Bloomberg are among 17 signatories to a Japanese code of conduct for ESG data, the country's regulator has revealed.

  • ISS ESG QualityScore update focuses on climate, diversity

    13 June 2023

    ISS ESG said forthcoming updates to its environmental and social disclosure QualityScore methodology will enhance prominence of climate and diversity factors in the institutional investor-focused tool, as well as reflecting greater attention on natural capital concerns.

  • ISS ESG announces environmental, social QualityScore update

    12 June 2023

    ISS ESG has announced it is updating the methodology for its environmental and social corporate disclosure 'QualityScore' used by institutional investors, which will see more than 260 factors refined, added or removed.

  • Transition finance requires 'fundamental shift' in investor approach

    20 April 2023

    Transition finance requires a "bigger leap of faith" than green bonds, as it requires a "fundamental shift" in approach from sustainable investors, according to MetLife Investment Management (MIM).

  • Sustainable finance regulation 'needs to focus on transition'

    01 December 2022

    Transforming financial regulation so it encourages decarbonisation objectives, rather than concentrating only on the 'greenest' activities, must become the focus of regulators, an Environmental Finance webinar heard.

  • ESMA, ISS ESG to discuss the future of sustainable finance regulation

    29 November 2022

    The ways in which sustainable finance regulation can evolve to help investors more efficiently channel investments to support the transition to net zero is to be discussed on an Environmental Finance webinar.

  • The Future of ESG Data Conference: Highlights

    20 October 2022

    Environmental Finance's in-person conference on The Future of ESG Data this week highlighted the numerous challenges that are being addressed in the space, as related regulatory and market developments unfold at record pace

  • Pushback fails to slow spread of sustainable finance regulation - ISS ESG

    03 October 2022
  • ISS ESG launches biodiversity impact tool

    15 September 2022