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Sustainalytics exit follows 'SPOs becoming less decisive' for impactful sustainable bonds

Morningstar Sustainalytics decision to shutter its second-party opinion (SPO) business will prompt market reflection on the "less decisive" role the assessments play in identifying impact in sustainable debt markets, a senior banker argues.

Morningstar Sustainalytics 'winding down' SPO business after 12 years

Morningstar Sustainalytics has confirmed it plans to close its business providing second-party opinions (SPO) for sustainable finance instruments - despite having been the leading player in the market as little as two years ago.

Labelled bonds not worth the 'bother' for some US corporates, says Impax

The depressed state of the US sustainable bond market is expected to continue this year, predicts Impax Asset Management.

Exclusive: RMS launches 'nature credit rating for forests'

Forestry manager Resource Management Services has launched an Ecosystem Integrity Index to 'speak the language' of its European investor base. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Record-breaking UK offshore wind auction lauded for driving private investment

A record-breaking auction of contracts for offshore wind energy generation by the UK government has been lauded for its potential to fuel "billions of pounds of private investment" into renewables.

Environmental risks drop from near-term worries in WEF ranking

Sustainable debt round-up: Emirates NBD, AIIB, CDB Aviation ... and more

Actuaries warn of 'planetary insolvency' without immediate climate policy action

The risk that the planet could warm faster than most current models assume could undermine the global financial system and lead to "planetary insolvency".

SEC 'no action' decision likely to stunt ESG proposals 'in short term', says Ceres

A decision likely to let more US companies block shareholder resolutions is expected to curb the number of successful sustainability-related proposals in the upcoming AGM season, according to non-profit Ceres.

SFDR 2.0 could help support transition bonds, says Moody's

The EU's transition category under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) could help support the transition bond label and grow the sustainable finance market.