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US climate disclosure tussle develops over SEC filings role
21 June 2021A tussle is developing over whether mandatory climate disclosures in the US should feature in the closely scrutinised annual regulatory filings or as a separate document, with some major firms opposing inclusion in annual filings but some significant investors backing such a move.
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Tribe Impact Capital seeds BlueBay impact bond fund
05 May 2021BlueBay has launched a public debt 'impact-aligned' fund which has drawn investment from private wealth manager Tribe Impact Capital.
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The Future of ESG Data: Environmental concerns rising up the agenda for sovereign bonds
16 September 2020Environmental factors are becoming increasingly material considerations for investors in sovereign bonds, according to a panel of experts at Environmental Finance's The Future of ESG Data conference.
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Citigroup, Shell and 3M removed from DJSI World
16 September 2019S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) and RobecoSAM have reviewed the companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and removed Citigroup, Shell and 3M from it. Citigroup remains in the DJSI North America, however.
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ESG in Fixed Income Europe, featuring Green Bonds
03 July 2019Nearly 400 delegates attended the conference, now in its ninth year`
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'Prepare for abrupt repricing’ of climate risks in sovereign bonds
24 May 2019Climate risk is underestimated as a risk factor by investors in sovereign bonds, who should prepare for the possibility of “an eventual abrupt repricing of environmental risks, including climate risks”, according to the findings of a major study.
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Regulatory ‘stick’ is driving credit rating agencies’ ESG efforts, says BlueBay
08 February 2019The threat of regulation has driven a flurry of activity in recent months among major credit rating agencies (CRAs) S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch as they look to better capture environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk factors in their ratings, according to BlueBay Asset Management.
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Fitch reveals how ESG impacts ratings of 1,500 corporate issuers
07 January 2019Fitch Ratings today published details of how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors impact the credit rating decisions for more than 1,500 individual corporate issuers.
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Natixis proposes toolkit to tackle SDG-washing
21 September 2018Investors are "massively dissatisfied" with the way companies report their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Natixis.
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ESG factors increasingly relevant for fixed income investors
27 June 2018Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are clearly relevant and material for fixed income investors, according to panellists at Environmental Finance's Fixed Income & ESG conference in London.