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  • ISS to launch climate scoring and voting tools

    27 June 2019

    Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) will launch a climate scoring and a voting tool next month, which will allow investors to create customised climate voting policies.

  • Disclose physical risk management strategy, green bond issuers urged

    24 April 2019

    Green bond issuers have been urged to improve their reporting on how they plan to adapt to potential physical risks posed by climate change, after a “first-of-its-kind” analysis claimed to highlight a low level of disclosure of such risks.

  • Last chance to vote in Environmental Finance Market Rankings

    02 November 2018

    Voting in Environmental Finance's Annual Market Rankings – the most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets – will close at midnight on Monday (5 November).

  • Vote now! Help select the winners in Environmental Finance's annual Market Rankings

    24 October 2018

    Voting for Environmental Finance's 19th annual Market Rankings is closing soon – there are just eight working days left to participate in the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.

  • Voting begins in 19th annual Market Rankings

    09 October 2018

    Voting has opened in Environmental Finance's 19th annual Market Rankings – the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.

  • Optimism trumps uncertainty

    04 September 2018

    The market for carbon offsets remains buoyant, despite regulatory uncertainty. Elena K. Johansson talks to winners of our annual Voluntary Carbon Markets Rankings to find out why.

  • ISS expands ESG offering with Oekom acquisition

    15 March 2018

    Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has continued to build out its capabilities in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) data arena, with the acquisition of Oekom Research, arguably the last of the independent second party opinion providers in the green bond market.

  • South Pole launches EcoAustralia to support Aussie biodiversity

    21 February 2018

    South Pole has launched a new product to support the regeneration and preservation of Australia's biodiversity.

  • Strong markets await regulatory changes

    03 January 2018

    Markets for renewable energy certificates (RECs) are growing around the world, but regulatory developments are keeping the biggest market players on their toes, says Nick Roumpis

  • Structural work underpins carbon market optimism

    03 January 2018

    If 2017 was the year of carbon market maintenance, with legislation extending the life of schemes in the US and Europe, 2018 could be defined by greater linking between initiatives, says Michael Hurley