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  • Boom time for nature data

    07 July 2023

    Demand for biodiversity and nature data is booming, ahead of an eagerly-awaited reporting framework planned for September. Peter Cripps and Thomas Cox explore some of the developments

  • The 13 trends shaping ESG data

    06 July 2023

    The ESG data industry is undergoing radical transformation, in terms of the scale and breadth of its coverage - and the scrutiny it attracts. Peter Cripps reports

  • MSCI bemoans 'fuzzy' corporate transition plans

    15 May 2023

    Only one-fifth of listed companies' decarbonisation targets are aligned with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement, MSCI said, as it criticised "fuzzy" disclosures lacking crucial information.

  • MSCI to implement ESG rating changes next month

    28 March 2023

    MSCI ESG Research has told Environmental Finance it is to implement changes to its ESG ratings methodology next month.

  • MSCI ESG ratings downgrade "not enough", says Impact Cubed

    28 March 2023

    An expected round of downgrades to the ESG ratings of more than a thousand European funds has been billed as "not enough" to accurately capture their sustainability credentials,...

  • Green bond index underperforms global bond market in 2022

    09 March 2023

    A leading green bond index underperformed the global aggregate fixed income index by six percentage points in 2022.

  • MSCI to distribute NatureAlpha biodiversity data

    21 February 2023

  • Northern Trust AM launches natural capital index strategy

    02 February 2023

  • Nature credits 'risk greenwashing of tremendous proportions'

    01 February 2023

    The development of a nature credits framework by Verra has triggered a debate on their tradability and credibility.

  • ESG ratings downgrades correlate with negative returns, says study

    16 January 2023