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CSRD, SEC climate disclosure setbacks make rating climate risk harder, S&P warns

Setbacks to the planned introduction of sustainability reporting rules in the EU and US are likely to make assessing the climate-related credit risk of companies harder, a senior executive at S&P has said.

Climate policy pendulum may bring near-term relief but longer-term pain, S&P says

Weakened climate-related policy in the US and Europe does not necessarily mean companies are exposed to less climate-related financial risk - with near-term relief tinged with the prospect of longer-term pain, according to credit ratings agency S&P.

No need for transition label yet, say investors

There is currently no need for a transition label for sustainable bonds, but standardisation may be needed later down the line, investors told an Environmental Finance conference.

Sustainable Debt EMEA returns to London next week

Environmental Finance's 13th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference returns to London on 3 April.

Slovenia launches 'pioneering' sovereign SLB framework and eyes June debut

Slovenia has published its "landmark" sustainability-linked bond (SLB) framework as it prepares to become the first European sovereign to issue the performance-based instrument.

LatAm sustainable bond issuance subdued in 2025, says S&P

Sustainable bond issuance in Latin America is likely to remain subdued in 2025 after a significant fall last year, according to S&P Global Ratings.

About 2,700 companies subject to California climate risk rule, Ceres estimates

Almost 2,700 companies are set to be subject to California rules that require them to say how climate change poses risks to their global operations, in alignment with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Ceres has estimated.

'Big four' SPO providers becomes 'big five' in 2024

Japan-focused Rating and Investment Information (R&I) secured more than a 10% share of the sustainable finance second-party opinion market in 2024, joining the global 'big four' US providers led by Sustainalytics and S&P Global.

Signatories to Japan ESG data code of conduct rise to 28

$53trn low-carbon investment opportunity for clean energy transition, says S&P

Around $53 trillion of investment is needed by 2050 for clean energy supply, power transmission and distribution infrastructure to meet global net zero, analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights has found.