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Examining countries' vulnerability to physical climate risks

S&P Global Ratings assesses the vulnerability of 135 countries to climate change and lays out the case for climate finance

$4trn of Asian debt exposed to ESG risks

$4 trillion of aggregate debt is exposed to environmental, social or governance (ESG) risks in the Asia Pacific, with more than two-thirds of this related to environmental risks.

Apex supports S&P call for ESG scores to consider impact

S&P: ESG scoring must consider overall impact

An environmental, social and governance (ESG) score must measure a company's overall impact on society if it is to meet the "basic principles" of ESG investing, S&P Global has argued.

People moves 11 February 2022: S&P, Jupiter, Aviva, Abrdn & more...

Samama moves to S&P's Sustainable1

Samama moves to S&P's Sustainable1

Fred Samama has been appointed as head of strategic development for S&P Global Sustainable1, its sustainable intelligence division.

S&P: ESG concerns are more than twice as likely to lead to downgrade

Bonds earmarked for a 'potential credit rating downgrade' because of environmental, social or governance (ESG) concerns were more than twice as likely to be downgraded during 2021 than bonds red-flagged for other reasons, S&P Global Ratings said.

S&P acquires climate risk data provider

S&P Global has bought The Climate Service, which analyses physical climate risk for corporates, investors and governments.

Impact: areas to watch in 2022

Big-name players demonstrate the growing appeal of impact strategies - but calls for more credible evidence of impact continue to grow, Michael Hurley writes