Inaugural Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards winners revealed

The inaugural winners of the annual Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards have been announced

Asia Pacific,ESG,ESG Data

Onshore Chinese green bonds pose challenge for international investors, says HKMA

Onshore green bonds in mainland China are "difficult" for international investors to fit into their sustainability…

Asia Pacific,Debt,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Policy

Science-based targets for nature consultation launched

ESG Data,Natural Capital

Credit quality to be hit by 'locked in' emissions

Emissions which are already 'locked in' will have growing negative implications for credit across several…

ESG Data,Investment

ISS ESG launches biodiversity impact tool

ESG,ESG Data,Investment

Social issues among 'most material' ESG risks for alternative proteins

Factors ranging from climate to the 'just transition' were among the most material environmental, social…

ESG Data,Natural Capital

McKinsey & Microsoft create company carbon monitor

ESG Data

TCFD adoption by exchanges surges

The adoption by global exchanges of Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment

MAS and SGX launch ESG reporting platform

Asia Pacific,ESG Data

FSA: NGFS climate scenarios should improve data use

A key issue "hindering" the expansion of the NGFS climate models is their reliance on some global datasets…

Asia Pacific,ESG Data,Policy

Sovereign sustainability-linked debt initiative launched

A World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)-backed initiative to "catalyse" sovereign sustainability-linked…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Green Bonds

25% of Article 9 funds 'risk losing status'

More than a quarter of EU funds claiming to be 'Article 9' compliant under the EU Sustainable Finance…

Debt,ESG Data,Investment,Policy

J.P. Morgan to provide 'first-of-its-kind' double materiality data

ESG,ESG Data

Morningstar: 'Hidden risks' of sustainable companies

Research provider Morningstar has flagged the "hidden" environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks…

ESG Data,IMPACT

ESG rating changes have 'substantial, long-term' effect on stock returns

Changes in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings of a firm can have "long-lasting effects"…

ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment

Fitch launches 'first' extensive leveraged finance ESG scores

Debt,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Investment

Council of the EU approves De Cambourg as chair of EFRAG sustainability reporting board

The Council of the EU (the Council) has endorsed Patrick de Cambourg to become chair of EFRAG sustainability…

ESG Data,People

Moody's proposes transfer of SPO business to credit rating unit

Moody's has proposed to transfer its sustainable finance second-party opinion (SPO) business to its credit…

Debt,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Policy

NGFS targets wider use of scenarios after release of third iteration

Climate scenarios for central banks and supervisors have been updated to include national 'net zero'…

ESG Data,Policy

Australia needs policy change to tackle 'critical risks to natural capital', says Pollination

Significant changes in government policy and business practice are required to address Australia's "critical"…

ESG Data,Natural Capital,Policy