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HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting service
21 July 2020Multinational bank HSBC has released a reporting service allowing institutional investors to measure the environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of their investments.
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Environmental Finance's webinar - Renewable energy: mapping out the next investment push
21 July 2020Join our webinars each Tuesday 10:00 EF / 15:00 BST
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Amazon is 'most exposed company to Covid-19 controversies'
20 July 2020Technology supergiant Amazon has been involved with the most environmental, social and governance (ESG) controversies related to Covid-19 incidents, a report by ESG data provider Sustainalytics has showed.
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Sustainability-linked loans webinar: Leveraged loans could be next frontier
08 July 2020Institutional investors are ready to provide an exciting new source of growth for the sustainability-linked loan market, Michael Hurley writes
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Environmental Finance publishes ESG data guide 2020
02 July 2020Environmental Finance has launched the 2020 version of its Guide to environmental, social and governance (ESG) data providers, detailing more than 150 products provided by ESG data companies across the world.
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Snam issues maiden €500m 'transition' bond after 'climate action' criticism
12 June 2020Italian energy infrastructure firm Snam has raised €500 million ($567 million) through its inaugural 'transition bond' to finance or refinance energy transition projects, just over a year after its 'climate action bond' attracted controversy.
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Sustainalytics launches transition bonds second-party opinion service
03 June 2020ESG data provider Sustainalytics has launched a transition bond second-party opinion service, the first of its kind in the rapidly evolving labeled bond market.
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The impact of Covid-19 on sustainable finance
02 June 2020Sustainalytics CEO Michael Jantzi argues that social considerations have risen up the agenda as a result of the pandemic, and he does not believe that the 'genie will go back in the bottle'
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Sustainalytics CEO defends pure-play green bond
01 June 2020Sustainalytics has defended its decision to give a second party opinion to a green bond for general corporate purposes, reigniting the debate about whether so-called pure-play companies should be able to access the market.
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Corporate sustainable deposits top $2bn at Standard Chartered
13 May 2020Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered announced its corporate sustainable deposit product crossed the $2 billion mark only a year after being launched, helped by a "significant" deposit from EDF.