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  • 2° Investing Initiative, Beyond Ratings launch new climate target investment tool

    06 December 2019

    2° Investing Initiative (2DII) and data analytics company Beyond Ratings have launched a tool to help governments and organisations to align investments and policies with the goals of the Paris climate agreement.

  • People Moves 22 November

    22 November 2019
  • London Stock Exchange launches Sustainable Bond Market and Green Economy Mark

    11 October 2019

    The London Stock Exchange has added a Sustainable Bond Market segment to its exchange, and has devised a label to help identify green equities.

  • ESG data files: Part five - the impact of the EU's taxonomy

    04 October 2019

    Will the EU's sustainability taxonomy reduce the reporting burden on companies, or could it be another weight on their shoulders? Michael Hurley reports

  • 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.

  • The ESG data files - part one: reported data

    02 July 2019

    Investors are demanding an increasing amount of data from companies. What are its strengths and weaknesses, asks Peter Cripps

  • Aquila raises €154m from renewables fund IPO

    03 June 2019

    German asset manager Aquila Capital’s European Renewables Income fund has raised €154 million ($172 million) by listing on the London Stock Exchange.

  • ESG is particularly important to investors in emerging markets, say exchanges

    22 January 2019

    Most international investors consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors to be important when evaluating investments in emerging markets, says a report from the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

  • EU action plan could stifle low-carbon benchmarks, warns FTSE Russell

    19 July 2018

    European Commission proposals to introduce minimum standards for low-carbon and ‘positive carbon impact’ benchmarks could stifle innovation, a leading index provider has said.

  • Green bonds round-up, 18 July 2018

    18 July 2018

    Terna, the operator of the Italian electricity grid, has entered the green bond market for the first time, with a €750 million ($872 million) offering maturing in July 2023.