WEF, Value Balancing Alliance to collaborate on sustainability metrics

The World Economic Forum and the Value Balancing Alliance have committed to work together to develop…

ESG Data,IMPACT

RepRisk develops SDG 'risk lens'

Data provider RepRisk has extended the coverage of its flagship product to assess the potential adverse…

ESG Data

News round-up: GRI, SASB standards 'complementary', BoA boosts ESG financing target, Impax reaches assets milestone ... and more

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Green Bonds,Investment,Policy

MacArthur Foundation: Social bond unlocked immediate Covid-19 action

"The urgent crisis [of the Covid-19 pandemic] coupled with extraordinarily low-interest rates in the…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

News round-up: BlackRock, JP Morgan, RBC, UBS, and more

Carbon,ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Natural Capital

News round-up: NGFS, G7, Moody's, DeSmog, and more

Carbon,ESG,Investment,Natural Capital,Policy

ESG in Fixed Income Virtual Series kicks off tomorrow

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

Banque de France creates climate change centre, assesses biodiversity impact

The French central bank has launched a climate change centre and conducted a study for the first time…

ESG,Natural Capital,Policy

News round-up: Positive Money, Folksam, Zurich, MUFG

Carbon,ESG Data

Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2021

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,Investment

Candriam launches Facial Recognition Technology engagement initiative

Sustainability focused asset manager Candriam has launched a collaborative engagement initiative to address…

ESG

News round-up: Investment Association, Citi, Osmosis, and more

Carbon,ESG,Green Bonds,Investment,Renewables

News round-up: Mitsubishi, Bank of Japan, M&G, Morgan Stanley, and more

Carbon,ESG Data,Investment,Policy,Renewables

BlackRock, Vanguard among 43 new Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative members

Carbon,ESG,Investment,Policy

G20 begins talks for sustainable finance roadmap

Discussions on the development of a 'multi-year G20 roadmap for sustainable finance' began last week,…

ESG,Policy

News round-up: EU ETS extension considered, API endorses carbon price, UK financial watchdog climate remit expanded... and more

Carbon,ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Natural Capital,Policy

US sustainable ETFs 'not as passive' on ESG voting as you may think, says Morgan Stanley

Passively managed US sustainability-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) vote in favour of environmental…

ESG,Investment

News round-up: PRI, PwC, Vanguard, BNP Paribas, and more

ESG,Policy

UK pensions' 'mixed' social investment record scrutinised by government

UK pensions trustees have been asked by the government to provide information on social factors of their…

ESG,Investment,Policy

More than half of major US companies 'failing' on equal pay

More than half (26) of 51 of the largest US listed companies have been given a 'fail' grade for their…

Corporate,ESG,IMPACT