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New ESG gap emerging across supply chains, warns Allianz Trade

An ESG data gap is emerging, as European countries aim to diversify their supply chains away from China into countries where ESG reporting is at a less developed stage, creating challenges, according to Allianz Trade.

Glass Lewis enters ESG data market, with transition assessment offering

Proxy voting service Glass Lewis has launched a climate transition data offering, in a move that will pit it against ESG data providers with established products.

Game-changing blended finance initiative delayed 'but making good progress'

A pioneering initiative to scale up blended finance has been delayed by bureaucratic obstacles - but expects to make its first investment within a year.

Microsoft rumours highlight carbon market concentration risk

Microsoft has denied reports it has abandoned the voluntary carbon market, but experts warned that it highlights the concentration risk in the market, with the tech giant being comfortably the biggest buyer of credits.

Personality of the year: Marjan Divjak

Marjan Divjak's leadership in structuring and executing Slovenia's inaugural sustainability-linked bond has set an example for sovereign issuers seeking to link capital markets with measurable environmental outcomes.

Almost 'too difficult' to keep up with growth of renewables, says Tokio Marine's green insurer

The fast growth of the renewables industry is making it difficult for insurers to keep up, as new technologies and opportunities continue to emerge, according to TMGX.

Sustainable debt round-up: QTS, Akiem, ABN AMRO, BNG Bank ... and more

MetLife: We look for thoughtful issuers who understand their climate risks

Being exposed to high climate risk is not a deal-breaker for MetLife Investment Management (IM), provided issuers are "thoughtful" about understanding their climate risk and mitigation opportunities.

Poor green capex reporting 'creates investor blind spot'

'Real reckoning' around climate risk 'bottom line' impact

The current "sustainability winter" has placed an increasing focus on demonstrating the real-world financial impact of climate risk assessments, especially as a differentiator to clients.