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Moody's: Plastics manufacturers face 'moderate' risk to credit ratings
01 May 2020Increased regulation poses a risk to the credit quality of plastic packaging manufacturers in the next five years, according to a report from Moody's Investors Service.
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Moody's: ESG risks 'material' in a third of ratings actions
15 April 2020Moody's Investors Service reported that environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks were a "material" credit consideration in a third of its private-sector issuer rating actions in 2019.
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External reviewers under EU green bond standard will 'still have some flexibility'
14 April 2020Verifiers under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) would still have some flexibility in how they reach their conclusions, a member of the EU's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) has argued.
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Moody's carbon transition assessment is 'irresponsibly generous' to oil & gas
07 April 2020Moody's proposed carbon transition assessment (CTA) methodology has been accused of being "irresponsibly generous" to the downstream oil & gas sector.
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Coronavirus to dampen sustainability bond issuance: Moody's
18 March 2020The coronavirus pandemic is set to dampen the prospects of sustainability bond issuance in emerging markets in coming months, according to Moody's Investors Service.
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Powering up the energy storage market
28 February 2020Interest in the energy storage market is starting to take off, Ahren Lester explains, despite caution over changing business models continuing to hold back widespread investment.
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Green bonds: Assessing the external reviewers
26 February 2020Sustainalytics continued to dominate the market for external reviewers in 2019, writes Christopher Marchant
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Treasurers call for help to overcome ESG bond nervousness
17 February 2020Ongoing nerves among corporate treasurers about issuing green, social and sustainability bonds could be settled by helpful engagement with fixed income investors. Ahren Lester hears the views of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
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Moody's says EU Green Deal to bring "transformative" climate transition changes
13 February 2020Moody's Investors Service said the EU 'Green Deal' announced in late 2019 will be "transformative" in driving climate transition changes among a number of different industries in Europe.
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Moody's says ESG concerns increasingly influencing credit quality
11 February 2020Moody's Investors Services said environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns were "increasingly" influencing credit outlooks in 2020.