Archive

  • 'Tremendous' growth in investor interest in US offshore wind - S&P

    25 February 2020

  • Treasurers call for help to overcome ESG bond nervousness

    17 February 2020

    Ongoing nerves among corporate treasurers about issuing green, social and sustainability bonds could be settled by helpful engagement with fixed income investors. Ahren Lester hears the views of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

  • "Pitfalls" in ESG ratings requires investor caution

    31 January 2020

    Investors should be cautious when using the growing number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and data providers amid several inherent pitfalls, although valuable insights can still be drawn from them.

  • S&P scores Renewi an ESG sector leader

    16 January 2020

    S&P Global Ratings has evaluated the environmental, social and governance (ESG) profile of waste management firm Renewi as being "strong and above-peer average," helped by its strong focus on recycling.

  • ESG: fixed for good

    15 July 2019

    ESG investing has taken time to gain a foothold in the fixed-income market. But things have changed: ESG considerations have come to the fore and they're probably here to stay, says Corinne Bendersky.

  • Green bond round-up: Natixis, Co-op Group, Cofide, Millicom, Hemfosa Fastigheter, Indiana Finance Authority, New York MTA, S&P Global Ratings and DKB

    15 May 2019

    French bank Natixis has issued a €180 million ($209 million) green bond whose repayment and coupon rate will be determined by the performance of the Euronext Climate Objective 50 Euro EW index.

  • S&P launches ESG evaluation tool

    11 April 2019

    S&P Global Ratings has launched its long-awaited environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluation tool, in a move that will throw it into direct competition with existing sustainability rating providers such as MSCI.

  • MSCI's Mervyn Tang moves to Fitch Ratings

    02 April 2019

    MSCI's Mervyn Tang has been appointed as head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research for Fitch Ratings' global sustainable finance group. He reports to Andrew Steel, global head of sustainable finance.

  • Slump in US muni green bond issuance is temporary, says S&P

    20 March 2019

    The US municipal self-labelled green bond market experienced a slump in 2018, but could see renewed growth in 2019 as issuers tap into broader sustainability investor demands, S&P Global Ratings said.

  • People moves: SASB, J.P. Morgan AM, Chronos, Ramboll

    01 March 2019

    Madelyn Antoncic has been named chief executive of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Foundation.