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  • 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
  • MSCI touts green bond carbon footprinting tool as long-sought solution

    02 December 2022

    An MSCI portfolio emissions tracking tool has been billed as the 'greenness' metric the green bond market has sought since inception, with the firm arguing it could "transform" green bond financed emissions accounting and investment processes.

  • MSCI launches EU banking climate disclosure product

    21 November 2022
  • MSCI to develop forward-looking metrics for private assets

    17 November 2022

    MSCI is looking to develop "forward-looking metrics" for investors to measure their estimated future emissions from private assets, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Listed companies on 2.9°C warming trajectory, says MSCI

    31 October 2022