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Strong Q3 sustainable bond issuance despite EU social bond slowdown
29 October 2021Despite headline totals dragged lower by a slowdown in the EU social bond programme, third-quarter sustainable bond issuance continued to outperform the year prior, Environmental Finance data show. Ahren Lester reports
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Moody's forecasts $1trn sustainable bond issuance in 2021
27 October 2021Moody's ESG Solutions forecasts that green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond issuance in 2021 will reach the $1 trillion milestone...
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Moody's: $14trn of G20 bank loans have high transition risk
25 October 2021Almost one fifth of G20 banks' loans (19%) totalling $14 trillion are subject to high risk from the impact of measures taken to adapt to a low-carbon economy...
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Just transition, inequality, and diversity are 'next hot topics for ESG data'
07 October 2021Improved data on diversity and inclusion has come to the "forefront of investors' demands"...
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Moody's plunges investment into flood-risk firm Fathom
09 September 2021Moody's Corporation has invested a minority stake in flood risk modelling business Fathom
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Moody's: Japan's FSA ESG disclosures may have limited immediate usefulness
02 September 2021Forthcoming mandatory ESG disclosure requirements from Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) may have short-term limitations, Moody's Investors Service has said.
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Moody's launches SDG data product
27 August 2021Moody's ESG Solutions has launched a data product it says can help investors "align strategies with" the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - where to next?
10 August 2021Amid ongoing innovation and accelerating growth in 2021, where should the sustainability-linked bond market look next? Ahren Lester reports
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Moody's adds RMS to ESG analytics suite for $2bn
05 August 2021Moody's Corporation has acquired RMS, a provider of risk modelling for extreme weather, climate change, cybersecurity, and other catastrophic risks, for $2 billion.
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ESG risks cited in 72% of public sector rating actions in 2020
05 August 2021Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks were cited as material credit considerations in 72% of public sector...