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  • Insurers reconsidering coverage of catastrophe risk in US

    11 January 2023

  • Moody's: ESG-driven credit risk will accelerate in 2023

    09 January 2023

    Moody's Investors Service said credit risk related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is set to grow in 2023, including because of rising scrutiny of company decarbonisation plans.

  • COP15 agreement 'significant,' but credit impact depends on implementation

    21 December 2022

    Moody's Investors Service said the UN COP15 biodiversity summit agreement is a "significant milestone" considering the extent of natural capital risk in debt markets,...

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

    22 November 2022

    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.

  • COP27 agrees loss and damages fund, and need to 'transform' financial system

    21 November 2022

    The COP27 talks have ended with a ground-breaking agreement to set up 'loss and damages' fund, but failed to make the strong progress in tackling emissions that many had hoped for.

  • Natural capital regulation may heighten credit risk, says Moody's

    23 September 2022

    Growing momentum behind action to preserve nature will likely drive the development of regulatory frameworks that could expose companies and investors to heightened credit and reputational risk...

  • Inaugural Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards winners revealed

    20 September 2022

    The inaugural winners of the annual Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards have been announced

  • People moves 9 September: IFRS, EFRAG, ING, Bank of America, Barclays ... and more

    09 September 2022

  • Moody's proposes transfer of SPO business to credit rating unit

    07 September 2022

    Moody's has proposed to transfer its sustainable finance second-party opinion (SPO) business to its credit rating unit, whilst it also requested feedback on its updated SPO assessment and scoring framework.

  • $3trn sustainable bond issuance milestone crossed

    12 July 2022

    Despite a weaker than expected start to 2022, sustainable bond issuance continues to break new ground as it reaches a landmark $3 trillion total. Ahren Lester reports