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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 returns to New York next week

Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt conference returns to New York next week, Thursday 19 September. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a 30% discount to attend.

Winners of the Sustainable Company Awards 2024 revealed

The winners of the 2024 Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards have been unveiled, recognising best practice and innovation in corporate sustainability.

SIX launches 'climate equity flag' for companies

SIX has launched a new Paris Agreement-aligned climate flag for companies who are listed through the Swiss financial exchange firm, with S&P Global Ratings and SGS the first approved reviewers for the scheme.

Moody's SPO share surge continues as 'big four' consolidate

The 'big four' sustainable finance second-party opinion (SPO) providers consolidated their market share in the first six months of 2024, with Moody's seeing another significant jump in share.

Judging the credibility of transition plans, part two

Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes

S&P stops giving ESG scores to Indian companies covered by SEBI rules

S&P extends 'shades of green' to transition plan assessments

S&P Global Ratings has extended its 'shades of green' methodology for judging labelled bonds to assess the credibility of companies' climate transition plans, with the launch of a product it said would help companies attract "transition finance".

People Moves, 21 June: GEF, TNFD, GRI, S&P Trucost, UBS ... and more

Fewer than half of US listed companies have net-zero target, S&P says

Nature-based solutions can help companies pursue ambitious climate goals

They are an under-utilised tool, despite their ability to simultaneously combat climate change and help reverse ecosystem loss, argues Lauren Smart.