Archive

  • News Round Up: Climate Action 100+, SASB, Morningstar, and more

    18 November 2020

  • News Round Up: BlackRock, Tikehau, Moody's, and more

    10 November 2020

  • US wildfires to cost insurers up to $8bn, Moody's estimates

    18 September 2020

    Western state blazes have claimed 34 lives and destroyed almost 10,000 homes

  • HSBC raises 2020 estimate for social, sustainability bond issuance

    27 April 2020

    HSBC expects issuance of social and sustainability bonds to reach between $100 billion and $125 billion this year - an increase of $25 billion on its previous estimate - because of the market's response to the Covid-19 virus.

  • ESG investing could grow to more than half of global AUM, says Moody's

    28 February 2020

    The value of assets managed in funds that adopt environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations is set for exponential growth, financial services giant Moody's believes.

  • European re/insurers at forefront of fossil fuel withdrawal, Moody's reveals

    26 February 2020

    Axa, Allianz, Swiss Re, Munich Re and Zurich have made greater progress than their global peers in reducing exposure to fossil fuels and thermal coal in particular, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.

  • S&P integrates Trucost data into analysis and research tools

    20 February 2020

    S&P Global Market Intelligence has integrated climate data from Trucost into its portfolio analysis and quantitative research tools.

  • High-emitters' climate disclosures 'fail to quantify financial impact'

    21 October 2019

    The climate-related financial disclosures by most US and European companies in 'environmentally sensitive' industries do not quantify the potential financial impact of climate change on their business, according to Moody's.

  • Enel's sustainability-linked bonds to be first of many, says Moody's

    16 October 2019

    Moody's believes Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-linked bonds, such as Enel's recent €2.5 billion ($2.8 billion) issue, will become more common as investors are increasingly interested in issuers' overall sustainability credentials.

  • Bond round-up: Societe Generale, Ferrovie, Posco, BKW Group and more...

    10 July 2019

    New York State Housing Finance Agency has issued a preliminary statement announcing its intention to issue two sustainability bonds amounting to $72.77 million and $9.6 million.