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  • People moves: SASB, J.P. Morgan AM, Chronos, Ramboll

    01 March 2019

    Madelyn Antoncic has been named chief executive of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Foundation.

  • People Moves: Natixis, Wells Fargo Asset Management, Schroders, PIMCO, Truvalue Labs, MSCI, SASB, Boston Trust and Walden, ANZ and Swiss Association for Responsible Investment

    15 February 2019

    Harald Walkate has been appointed as Natixis Investment Managers' first head of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and ESG.

  • Align with low-carbon transition to avoid 'negative credit consequences', S&P's Trucost warns big emitters

    11 February 2019

    Companies in high-emitting sectors can take action to align themselves with the low-carbon transition to avoid 'negative credit consequences', S&P's Trucost said.

  • Regulatory ‘stick’ is driving credit rating agencies’ ESG efforts, says BlueBay

    08 February 2019

    The threat of regulation has driven a flurry of activity in recent months among major credit rating agencies (CRAs) S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch as they look to better capture environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk factors in their ratings, according to BlueBay Asset Management.

  • Moody's and S&P predict another record-breaking year for green bonds

    01 February 2019

    Moody's and S&P have both predicted that the green bond market will hit a new peak in 2019, despite bearish conditions in the broader fixed income market.

  • S&P adds ESG sections in credit rating reports

    01 February 2019

    S&P Global Ratings has started to include a dedicated environmental, social and governance (ESG) section in credit rating reports for companies.

  • Green bond round-up, 30 January

    30 January 2019

    Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.

  • Green bonds round-up, 23 January

    23 January 2019

    Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has issued its second green bond, raising CAD500 million ($375 million).

  • Green bonds round-up, 16 January

    16 January 2019

    Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

  • ERM snaps up SustainAbility as industry consolidation continues

    14 January 2019

    Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a specialist consultancy with 160 offices worldwide, has acquired SustainAbility, the pioneering think tank and advisory firm set up by John Elkington and Julia Hailes in 1987.