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  • ‘Sustainable’ securitisations to benefit from central banks’ ESG push: Moody’s

    31 October 2019

    ‘Sustainable’ corporate debt securitisations are set to benefit from central banks’ increased focus on investments that satisfy environmental sustainability criteria, Moody’s has said.

  • Moody's continues buying spree with minority stake in SynTao Green Finance

    29 October 2019

    Moody's Corporation will acquire a minority stake in SynTao Green Finance (STGF), the Chinese provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and analytics.

  • People Moves: Moody's, First State, Cyan, Goldman Sachs

    18 October 2019

    Martina Macpherson has joined Moody’s Investment Service Assessments (MISA), as it looks to increase the number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data products it offers.

  • Fossil fuel exclusion proves a slow burn for US insurers

    07 October 2019

    US insurers say they are ready to stop investing in climate-harming coal. But only one has divested from the fossil fuel to date. Could Chubb’s move be the start of a wider transition by US insurers away from fossil fuels or is it empty talk? Sarfraz Thind reports.

  • Rise of sustainable CLOs to grow universe of ESG-friendly companies – Moody’s

    19 August 2019

    The growth of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) that incorporate sustainability factors is set to stimulate the creation of new sustainability-conscious companies and sectors, as well as the positive transformation of existing issuers, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

  • Major US insurer stops investing in or insuring coal

    09 August 2019

    Chubb's decision reflects the increasing risks in the coal sector as a result of efforts to tackle climate change, argues Dave Jones

  • Moody's upsizes its 2019 green bond prediction to more than $200bn

    08 August 2019

    Moody's predicts green bond issuance to exceed $200 billion this year, following a record-breaking second quarter and first half of the year. It had earlier predicted the market to hit $200 billion in 2019.

  • Moody's snaps up climate risk data firm

    24 July 2019

    Credit rating agency Moody's has snapped up a majority stake in climate risk data firm Four Twenty Seven, as the wave of consolidation in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector gathers pace.

  • The ESG data files - introduction

    26 June 2019

    ESG data has gone 'mainstream'. But how good is it, and in what ways does it need to improve? Environmental Finance is today launching a series of features to answer these questions. Peter Cripps reports

  • Green bonds seize larger share of fixed income market in record Q1, says Moody's

    10 May 2019

    Green bond issuance rocketed 40% in the first quarter of 2019, shrugging off a decline in the wider fixed income market, according to Moody's.