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ISS ESG launches slavery risk tool

Bank of Canada encourages regulator to tighten climate disclosure rules

The Bank of Canada has urged the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to tighten climate risk disclosure rules or else Canadian firms will struggle to attract enough capital to finance their transition.

SEC requirements 'could drive investors away from ESG ratings'

Proposals from US regulator the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) could drive asset managers away from ESG ratings towards carbon intensity data, analysts at an investment bank argued.

Why financial analysis has been wrong for 100 years or more

As well as risk and return, impact should be taken into consideration, argues Christopher J Wigley

Net-zero real estate firm raises $5m

US SEC investigating Goldman Sachs over ESG strategies

The US securities markets regulator has launched an investigation into Goldman Sachs as it studies how the finance giant considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

HSPG invests £70m in UK social housing

$1trn asset owner group launches equal voting campaign

V-Square launches ESG ETF

EM sustainable bond issuance bucks global trend in 2022

Emerging market (EM) sustainable bond issuance in the first quarter of 2022 has continued to grow strongly, according to Moody's Investors Service, in stark contrast to the overall sustainable bond market.