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People Moves 22 November

BlackRock reveals its 'shades of green bonds' system

Projects that make improvements to fossil fuel infrastructure are ineligible to be funded by green bonds, according to a new green rating system devised by BlackRock.

BlackRock: ESG can help identify cheap EM sovvies

BlackRock has growing confidence that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are a material driver in emerging market sovereign bonds.

Talanx finds little value in ESG investing - but for surprising reason

German re/insurer reveals correlation between market risk and ESG score

S&P swoops on RobecoSAM's ESG ratings business

Financial services giant S&P Global has snapped up RobecoSAM's environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings business, in the latest example of consolidation in the industry.

Sustainability loan market surges past $100bn in 2019 – Refinitiv

More than $103 billion in green and sustainability-linked loans has been announced so far in 2019, according to data provider Refinitiv.

Bond round-up: ANZ, T Corp, Ontario, Denmark … and more

KBI urges greater investment in sustainable infrastructure

Asset owners should be investing more heavily and with more urgency in infrastructure projects that help with the provision of energy, water and food, according to KBI Global Investors (KBIGI).

Demand for strong ESG stocks could see costs rising, says Morningstar

Demand for stocks that score highly on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria means many are already costlier than their ‘conventional’ competitors – and this trend could be exacerbated in coming years, according to Morningstar Investment Management.

Nestlé, Coca-Cola and Unilever 'have plastics-risk exposure'

Nestlé, Coca-Cola and Unilever are the developed market companies most exposed to plastics-related risk, according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) data specialists RepRisk.