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ESG data regulation risks fragmenting industry, major data providers warn

Divergence in regulatory approaches risks fragmenting the lucrative global market for ESG data, a group of major data providers has warned.

LSEG: EU carbon prices could cross €400 by 2040

FTSE Russell to launch sustainability-linked bond index

FTSE Russell will launch a sustainability-linked bond (SLB) index series next week, which is believed to be only the second index covering the performance-based instrument to date.

The great ESG data free-for-all

The business model of commercial data providers faces disruption in coming years amid the launch of free data platforms, writes Michael Hurley

Draft ESG data 'code of conduct' aims for international uptake

The creators of a draft voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data providers have hailed it as a "world-first" for its attempt to set internationally consistent standards for the rapidly growing market.

UK to 'monitor' ESG data for potential need to regulate providers

The UK government will monitor whether it needs to regulate providers of ESG data, the country's Treasury said.

M&G, Moody's chair UK ESG data and ratings code of conduct body

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has convened a working group to develop a 'significant' voluntary code of conduct for ESG data and ratings providers, which will be co-chaired by M&G and Moody's.

Mandate private market disclosures, says LSEG

Policymakers globally should introduce mandatory sustainability disclosure regimes that cover private markets as much as public markets, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has urged.

Q&A with David Craig, co-chair of the TNFD

The goal of the TNFD is to ensure that nature-related costs and risks are factored into financial flows, and that money is redirected to be nature positive, Craig tells Michael Hurley

London Stock Exchange Group promotes Harris