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WCI Carbon Market Update, 17 August 2020

BHP increases climate pressure on industry associations

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP has enhanced its policy towards industry associations as it looks to ensure its climate lobbying aligns with the Paris Agreement.

Apex launches private company ESG ratings service for investors

Financial services firm Apex has launched a platform offering an environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating and scoring service for private companies, allowing investors to generate sustainability insights for their entire portfolio.

How important has the E in ESG been to performance?

Research from MSCI shows that governance factors tend to cause more short-term, event-driven risks to company value, whereas carbon emissions are the biggest cause of more long-term, erosion of value.

RMS estimates insured losses of up to $5bn from Isaias

RMS, a specialist risk modelling firm, has predicted that total insured losses from hurricane Isaias, which swept through the Caribbean and the US east coast earlier this month, will range between $3 billion and $5 billion.

Deutsche Bank: corporate green bond issuances on rise

Corporate interest in green bonds will increase following the recent issues from tech companies Google parent Alphabet and Visa, according to Deutsche Bank, which acted as a manager on both issuances.

Big data 'can help assess country ESG risk, and its implications for companies'

Big data can help investors better understand countries' environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, and the challenges these present to the companies operating within them, said MSCI.

People Moves 14 August: Barclays; GIG; Rocket Foundation; Visa

Assessing Asian green bonds

Reporting of environmental and social impact is 'patchy' among Asian green bonds, finds a report, which recommends eight priorities for the market. Ahren Lester reports

Two Sigma creates impact arm to invest in 'jobs of tomorrow'

$60 billion hedge fund manager Two Sigma has created an impact arm to invest in companies it calculates can drive significant long-term growth in jobs in the consumer, business services, education and healthcare sectors.