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ESG Book raises $35m to grow data platform

ESG controversies can cause negative returns, finds Moody's

Companies that experience moderate to severe ESG controversies could face losses. This is worth $400 million on average, according to Moody's Analytics.

Investors 'should look past' easy environmental assessments

Investors should more often look past 'easy' assessments of environmental issues to tackle more material social and governance concerns, according to data provider BlueOnion.

EU companies set to disclose environmental risks

The European Parliament and Council have provisionally agreed on a new directive which will require large companies to publicly disclose how they manage environmental and social risk.

Loan round-up: Qatari Diar, GIC, EdgeConneX and more

Last chance to enter Sustainable Company Awards

There is still time to submit an entry for Environmental Finance's inaugural Sustainable Company Awards

Asia 'will need guardrails' against rising greenwashing risk

Asian countries will increasingly require regulatory "guardrails" to ensure fund managers understand the extent to which they can market funds as integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, a regulator in the region has said.

Carbon pricing needs radical redesign, says NZAOA

'The next blue bond will be in Asia', says Nuveen

ECB identifies 'clear gaps' as it readies bank climate inspections

"Clear gaps" remain in most areas of European banks' climate risk management practices, a top executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has said, as the organisation prepares to conduct on-site inspections of EU banks.