S&P Shades of Green: Updated SPO offers more than just 'an extra shade'
The financial research and analysis firm tells Ahren Lester its updated second-party opinion (SPO) methodology is more than just a marriage of the separate S&P and Shades of Green models
S&P finalises SPO integration with Shades of Green, adding another colour
S&P Global Ratings has finalised the integration of its recently acquired Shades of Green business into its second-party opinion (SPOs) methodology for sustainable finance instruments,...
MSCI, Bloomberg among big-name signatories to Japan ESG data code of conduct
Major data providers MSCI and Bloomberg are among 17 signatories to a Japanese code of conduct for ESG data, the country's regulator has revealed.
SLBs at 'inflection point' in 2023 as sustainable bond market rebounds
After struggling in late 2022, S&P's Dennis Sugrue tells Ahren Lester the sustainability-linked bond market needs to face up to its significant challenges to return as a driver rather than drag on sustainable bond growth in 2023
S&P: $1trn sustainable bond market could return in 2023
S&P Global Ratings has forecast that the sustainable bond market could return to being a trillion dollar market in 2023, with growth expected to comfortably exceed that of the broader bond market.
S&P acquires Shades of Green from CICERO
S&P Global has bought second-party opinion (SPO) provider Shades of Green from climate research firm CICERO for an undisclosed sum
S&P slashes 2022 sustainable bond forecast by 40%
S&P Global Ratings now forecasts $865 billion will be raised through sustainable bonds in 2022, which represents a 40% cut in its previous annual expectation and a 16% reduction on 2021 issuance volumes
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
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.
Issuing sustainability-linked bonds 'won't allow Philip Morris to bypass exclusions'
Issuing sustainability-linked bonds will not provide tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) an alternative route into bond portfolios...