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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).

What makes a good corona-bond?

Amid the pressing need to rush out Covid-19 bonds, how to uphold best practice, asks Michael Hurley

Use our Taxonomy as a framework for economic recovery, urges EU's TEG

Policy makers and the private sector have been urged to use the tools developed as part of the EU's sustainable finance action plan to guide the rebuilding of economy following the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.

Solactive and ISS ESG extend climate benchmarks into fixed income

German index provider Solactive has extended its set of climate benchmarks to include fixed income, in collaboration with data provider ISS ESG.

S&P Dow Jones launches Paris-aligned index family

S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched a family of climate-focused European indexes which are consistent with the specifications of the EU technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) report.

German court to rule on ISS ESG ratings report injunction

Solactive buys stake in German climate data start-up

German index provider Solactive has acquired a minority stake in a German scientific climate data start-up.

EU Taxonomy-consistent index family launched

ISS ESG has launched a family of climate-focused indexes which are consistent with the specifications of the EU technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) report.

ISS to launch climate scoring and voting tools

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) will launch a climate scoring and a voting tool next month, which will allow investors to create customised climate voting policies.

ISS ESG launches tools to tailor-make ESG indices

ISS ESG, the responsible investment-focused arm of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), has launched tools that allow investors to create their own customised environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexing strategies.