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Biodiversity, shipping among Sustainalytics' impact trends for 2020
03 February 2020Sustainalytics has identified biodiversity and 'cleaner shipping' among 10 investment themes for 2020 it says look best placed to contribute positively to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and potentially create impact in addition to financial returns.
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"Pitfalls" in ESG ratings requires investor caution
31 January 2020Investors 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.
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Etex receives €600 million sustainability loan
18 December 2019Belgian building materials supplier Etex has agreed a €600 million sustainability loan with a syndicate of ten banks, to be set up by BNP Paribas Fortis.
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The ESG data files, part six continued: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward
27 November 2019Data providers are stepping in to fill the disclosure gap. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report
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Use ESG to unearth yield in African bond markets, Sustainalytics says
19 November 2019Bond investors hunting yield in African sovereign bond markets should use environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings to sharpen their sights, Sustainalytics has said.
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Apple sells €2bn green bonds in first Euro foray
08 November 2019Consumer electronics giant Apple has tapped the euro green bond market, in a deal worth €2 billion ($2.2 billion).
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Sustainalytics report shows ESG risks for Australian equity investors
17 October 2019Environmental, social and governance (ESG) research provider Sustainalytics has assessed areas in the Australian sector including energy and climate policy, and human rights in the supply chain.
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ANZ issues New Zealand's 'first' ESG-linked loan
27 September 2019New Zealand-based dairy firm Synlait says it has secured the country's first environmental, social and governance (ESG) linked loan, after it agreed a four-year $50 million deal with Australia and New Zealand Banking (ANZ).
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FTSE AW firms not prepared for physical climate impacts
26 September 2019Less than 20% of firms in the FTSE All World (AW) index have a strong physical climate risk management programme, according to a new report by Sustainalytics, with real estate developers 'particularly underprepared'.
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Generali becomes first EU insurer to issue a green bond
24 September 2019Italy’s Generali has become the first EU insurer to issue a “green bond”.