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Robeco launches ASCOR-powered euro sovereign bond fund
12 September 2025Robeco has launched a euro-denominated sovereign bond exchange traded fund (ETF) which is built using the pioneering Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) tool.
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'A pivotal time' for sovereign engagement
18 August 2025With nations due to present updated climate plans and signs of 'retreat' on climate policy internationally, investors face a crucial period for sovereign engagement, Michael Hurley writes
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Mixed picture emerging of sovereign progress and retreat on climate, ASCOR says
30 July 2025Signs of a retreat from climate action by some countries come as others raise their ambitions, according to preliminary analysis of climate mitigation and adaptation plans - signalling a complex task for investors targeting climate engagement with sovereign bond issuers.
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Treat emerging market sovereigns differently in transition investments - BlackRock
27 June 2025BlackRock uses a different scale for assessing progress in the climate transition of emerging market sovereigns than for developed market peers for its transition debt strategies, it said.
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ASCOR: Growth, refinements to continue after 'strong' 2024
26 March 2025The Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) tool is expected to be expanded to 80 countries by the end of 2025.
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Putting transition plans to the test: Transition Pathway Initiative and ASCOR
13 August 2024Investors face a tough task scrutinising corporate transition plans - but an increasing number of tools promise to help. In the second article in a series, Michael Hurley examines the TPI tool and ASCOR
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Investors to challenge sovereign SLB issuers using ASCOR, investor says
12 February 2024Investors plan to use a tool for assessing countries' climate progress to challenge issuers of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) on the strength of their targets, an investor has said.
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Biodiversity deserves its own sovereign assessment tool
11 September 2023The topic of biodiversity is sufficiently important and complex that it deserves its own version of the Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) project, according to an expert working on the sovereign climate risk assessment tool.
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Staying focused: sovereign climate assessment tool resists mission creep
11 September 2023The ground-breaking ASCOR project refuses to allow the number of indicators to 'explode' out of control, as it strives to keep the tool practicable, LSE's Antonina Scheer tells Ahren Lester