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Rise of transition plans could remedy regulatory 'failure' to boost transition finance
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S&P-Shades of Green second party opinion slated for June release
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S&P acquires Shades of Green from CICERO
06 December 2022S&P Global has bought second-party opinion (SPO) provider Shades of Green from climate research firm CICERO for an undisclosed sum
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EU GBS 'may be a step backward' for green bond impact reporting
22 April 2022The EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) has been criticised as "definitely not a step forward, and maybe a step backward" with regards to the social and environmental impact reports expected of issuers.
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Address climate adaptation finance, says IPCC co-author
12 April 2022Financial institutions must urgently move away from funding fossil fuels and channel more capital to financing climate adaptation measures, according to a co-author of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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Cicero's equity assessment service combats 'imperfect' ESG ratings
27 May 2020Cicero Shades of Green said its recently-launched equity assessment service looks to address "imperfect" ESG ratings of climate risk, as well as departing from the use of proceeds model typically used in the green bond market.
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What makes a good corona-bond?
29 April 2020Amid the pressing need to rush out Covid-19 bonds, how to uphold best practice, asks Michael Hurley
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Green bonds: Assessing the external reviewers
26 February 2020Sustainalytics continued to dominate the market for external reviewers in 2019, writes Christopher Marchant
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Cicero pilots Shades of Green assessment of corporates
27 November 2019Cicero plans to extend use of its Shades of Green methodology to assess the transition strategy of corporates.
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Taxonomy moving in the right direction but still too complex, says Cicero
06 September 2019The second draft of the EU’s taxonomy of climate-related economic activities is an improvement on the first draft – but still risks burdening the market with unnecessary complexity, according to Cicero Shades of Green.
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