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Pooling efforts for net zero

A credible net-zero plan should be built by layering investor stimulus with management response, writes Amish Mehta

India close to setting up local carbon market, says S&P

Sustainalytics delivers most SPOs in first half of 2022

Sustainalytics provided the most second-party opinions (SPOs) for sustainable finance frameworks in the first half of 2022, according to Environmental Finance figures.

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

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.

Tokio Marine plans ¥100bn of divestments

Japanese insurer Tokio Marine will divest at least ¥100 billion ($884 million) of equities, including in fossil fuel firms, by its 2023 reporting year as part of its commitment to sustainability.

Carbon credits will be 'junk' without corresponding adjustments

Buyers in the carbon market will start discerning credit quality based on whether they follow the new "corresponding adjustments" rule agreed under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement at the COP26 Climate summit, S&P Global has predicted