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China needs a transition taxonomy, says Fitch

China should introduce a transition taxonomy to avoid ambiguity on the credibility of onshore sustainability-linked (SLBs) and transition bonds, Sustainable Fitch has said.

ESG polarisation to continue in 2023, says Fitch

Sustainable Fitch launches ESG ratings for labelled structured bonds

SLB step-ups have almost no correlation with credit quality - Fitch

Sustainable Fitch has found "almost no correlation" between an issuer's credit rating and the typical coupon step-up for sustainability-linked bonds as it recommended greater variation to account for an issuer's credit profile or sustainability ambitions.

Sustainable Fitch issues 1,000 impact-focussed ESG ratings

Sustainable Fitch has launched ESG ratings of more than 1,000 green, social and sustainable (GSS) bonds.

Fitch launches 'first' extensive leveraged finance ESG scores

Chinese firms 'must improve ESG' in APAC listing pivot from US

Chinese companies delisting from the US may need to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach if they wish to shift their secondary listing to Hong Kong or Singapore...

China green bond principles 'important' but imperfect

Publication of the China GBPs has potential wide-ranging implications for the green bond market, but they remain a work in progress. Ahren Lester reports

A whole-economy approach to net-zero

We need to talk about the sectors beyond energy and natural resources facing sizeable transition risks, argues David McNeil

Investors face 'growing political backlash' to ESG

Some large investors are having to consider hostile political responses to ESG when taking environmental action, an executive at Sustainable Fitch has said.