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People Moves 20 November: Moody's, Willis Towers Watson, GRI, Deutsche Börse, CBI, GIIN, GIZ, Nordea

ESG Ratings in fixed income: A good start

ESG ratings should only be used as a first step when it comes to assessing issuers, a panel at Environmental Finance's ESG and Fixed Income 2020 conference heard. Ahren Lester reports

$250bn green bond issuance expected in 2020, says Moody's

Moody's to retire green bond assessment in favour of Vigeo Eiris' opinions

Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has scrapped its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) service, instead focusing on the second party opinion (SPO) provided by its subsidiary VE.

News round-up: Verra farming credits, 'social' in spotlight, EU fossil fuel subsidies ... and more

Moody's plugs more ESG data into flagship ratings and research platform

Moody's has expanded its flagship CreditView platform to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) data from Vigeo Eiris and Four Twenty Seven, in a broader push recognising the growing importance on ESG of assessing issuer risk.

Moody's raises forecast for social and sustainability bonds by $50bn

Moody's Investors Service has raised its 2020 forecast for social and sustainability bonds by $50 billion, as these types of bonds are increasingly issued to help finance the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Climate change to prolong wildfire seasons by months - Four Twenty Seven

Four Twenty Seven has created a dataset projecting changes to the likelihood of wildfires in a world affected by climate change.

Vigeo Eiris, Euronext create ESG climate index

Environmental, social and governance research (ESG) provider Vigeo Eiris has partnered with Netherlands-based stock exchange Euronext to create an ESG index family focused on climate, the Euronext Eurozone ESG Large 80 Index, or Euronext ESG80.

Moody's lowers 2020 sustainable bond forecast after Q1 slump

Ratings agency Moody's has scrapped its original $400 billion green, social and sustainability bond forecast for 2020, after the issuance of green bonds fell 49% in the coronavirus-hit first quarter of 2020.