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Moody's: 35 sovereigns face material challenges from water risks

A third of emerging markets sovereigns face material challenges from managing water risks...

Moody's launches UN Global Compact alignment tool

Moody's ESG Solutions has launched a screening tool for investors to evaluate the alignment of companies

Moody's reveals 15 European electricity companies at risk of stranded assets

15 European energy companies have "poor" usage of their power plants, putting them at risk of closures that will render them stranded assets...

Bank of Japan climate change loan facility 'credit positive' for banks

The climate change loan facility to be extended to lenders by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is "credit positive" for Japanese banks...

Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - Part 1

One year after the Sustainability Linked Bond Principles were published, the target-based fixed income instrument is seeing issuance accelerate. Market participants warn, however, that some current issues lack substance. Ahren Lester reports

UK green bond steps closer after 'ambitious' framework publication

The UK government has published its green financing framework ahead of debuting its £15 billion green bond programme in September, with proposals the government called the "most ambitious of any major sovereign".

Pandemic drives 10-fold rise in citings of social risks in credit rating actions

Citings of social risks in credit rating actions for private-sector debt issuers have soared ten-fold in 2020...

News round-up: BlackRock, UK Infrastructure Bank and Moodys

Moody's launches tool for meeting EU's ESG requirements

Moody's: $2trn of debt has high natural capital risk

Sectors with $2.1 trillion of collective debt have at least a "high" natural capital risk, according to Moody's Investors Service.