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S&P and Viridios Capital to collaborate on transparency in carbon markets

People Moves 19 February: US Bank; Deloitte; S&P Global; Impact Cubed; First Sentier Investors; AXA IM; Chronos; Triple Point; EBRD; New Forests

News round-up: Lyxor fund launches, S&P, private investment humanitarian aid boost urged ... and more

Social surge helps 2020 sustainable bond issuance to double

After a record-breaking $600 billion sustainable bond issuance in 2020 in which diversification beyond green bonds gathered pace, expectations are high that the momentum will be carried into 2021. Ahren Lester reports

EU 'brown' taxonomy proposals split financial sector

ESG Ratings in fixed income: A good start

ESG ratings should only be used as a first step when it comes to assessing issuers, a panel at Environmental Finance's ESG and Fixed Income 2020 conference heard. Ahren Lester reports

News round-up: Investor group urges coal exit, ESG index numbers jump, Franklin Templeton boosts social assets

$5trn UN-convened global alliance calls for thermal coal exit

Building momentum for a more sustainable future

There are numerous developments boosting sustainable finance, says Martina Cheung

S&P: Gas 'squeezed' by downturn, but renewables face 'crucial' 2020

The energy demand slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is set to "squeeze" gas demand, said S&P Global, amid "sticky" coal generation and persistent renewables growth - although renewables face their own challenges.

GPIF predicts equity boost and bond pain from more stringent climate policies

The largest pension fund in the world has estimated its equity portfolio could experience an accelerating valuation boost if more stringent climate policy restrictions are introduced to reach global targets, whereas its corporate bond portfolio could suffer deeper losses as policy tightens.