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How ESG data is evolving to reflect the turmoil of our times
17 July 2026ESG data is adapting to stay relevant, writes Peter Cripps
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Sustainalytics refining nature data
10 July 2026Morningstar Sustainalytics is exploring how it could integrate data on companies' nature targets into its products and refine its existing nature suite, amid growing demand from investors.
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MSCI in $120m physical risk data deal
24 June 2026The arms race to provide physical climate risk data escalated today as ESG data provider MSCI announced the $120 million acquisition of First Street, and Sustainalytics revealed a new collaboration with data providers.
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Better capex data is not a 'nice to have' for investors, webinar hears
09 June 2026While corporate capital expenditure (capex) data offers investors "a clear signal of low-carbon transition credibility", investors are increasingly demanding better data, an Environmental Finance webinar heard.
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How sustainability is shaping value creation in private markets
05 May 2026Investors want sustainability to be measured in private markets with the same clarity as in public markets, writes Anya Levine
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SFDR fossil fuel exclusions 'raise prospect of purist transition category'
24 February 2026Proposals to require funds targeting 'transition' investments to exclude fossil fuel companies could mean investors are limited to a niche subset of companies and constrain the category, a senior industry figure has suggested.
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Proxy advisor to 'review election' of Crédit Ag governing body after ECB fine
20 February 2026Pensions and Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) will review the election of any member of Crédit Agricole's sustainability committee, its board chair or its CEO, after the bank's climate-related fine by the European Central Bank (ECB), it said.
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Sustainalytics exit a 'market loss' that must trigger 'next generation' SPOs
16 February 2026The exit of Morningstar Sustainalytics from the second-party opinion (SPO) business represents a "loss of market integrity" for the sustainable debt market, but continuing providers must embrace greater granularity and innovation to develop the "next generation" tool.
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Mirova: SPO market 'enters new phase' after Sustainalytics exit
23 January 2026Second-party opinion (SPO) providers have been urged not to overly standardise methodologies in a market that has been concentrated by the exit of Morningstar Sustainalytics.
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Sustainalytics SPO exit 'not a surprise'
19 January 2026The warning signs for the business have been flashing for some time, Ahren Lester reports