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S&P: US REIT green bond issuance plummets in 2023

Green bond issuance by US real estate investment trusts (REITs) plummeted to just 3.6% of the market in 2023, down from around 18% in both 2022 and 2021.

'Big four' sustainable finance SPO providers emerge in 2023

Sustainalytics, S&P Global Ratings, ISS and Moody's have emerged as the 'big four' second-party opinion (SPO) providers in the sustainable finance market in 2023, but the race for market share has tightened as the sector matures and consolidates.

Emerging markets to increasingly tap sustainable bond market in 2024, says S&P

Emerging markets could increasingly access the labelled bond market in 2024, S&P Global Ratings predicted, despite moderate growth being forecast for the market as a whole.

Regulating ESG ratings: Mission impossible?

As regulators around the world seek to define good practice for ESG raters, they are discovering the complexities of doing so, writes Michael Hurley

IOSCO should oversee ESG data and ratings principles for regulators, S&P suggests

The International Organisation for Securities Commissions (IOSCO) should develop a centralised set of principles for good conduct by ESG data and ratings providers, a senior executive at S&P has recommended.

S&P DJI to create carbon budget-focused index for PenSam

S&P launches two SDG-focused indexes, using Impact Cubed Data

India paves way for voluntary carbon market

India has paved the way for a domestic voluntary carbon market by introducing voluntary offsets as part of its upcoming compliance market.

S&P: Physical climate risk could reduce global economy by 4.4% a year

Physical climate risks are likely to become more material to S&P's sovereign rating analysis, the rating agency says. Ahren Lester reports

Inaugural COP report published

Environmental Finance has published its first COP-focused special report in the build up to COP28, taking place in Dubai this week.