Sustainalytics launches transition bonds second-party opinion service

ESG data provider Sustainalytics has launched a transition bond second-party opinion service, the first…

Green Bonds,Stranded Assets

The impact of Covid-19 on sustainable finance

Sustainalytics CEO Michael Jantzi argues that social considerations have risen up the agenda as a result of the pandemic, and he does not believe that the 'genie will go back in the bottle'

ESG

Sustainalytics CEO defends pure-play green bond

Sustainalytics has defended its decision to give a second party opinion to a green bond for general corporate…

Green Bonds

Corporate sustainable deposits top $2bn at Standard Chartered

Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered announced its corporate sustainable deposit product crossed the…

Carbon,Debt,ESG

What makes a good corona-bond?

Amid the pressing need to rush out Covid-19 bonds, how to uphold best practice, asks Michael Hurley

Debt,Green Bonds,IMPACT

Morningstar takes full control of Sustainalytics

Financial services firm Morningstar has agreed to buy the 60% of Sustainalytics that it does not already…

ESG,ESG Data

Covid-19 bonds expose limitations of EU Green Bond Standard, says ISS-ESG

The flurry of new bonds raising funds to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic are examples of innovative debt…

ESG,Green Bonds

Sustainalytics draws up Covid-19 social bond criteria

Debt,ESG

BlackRock launches trio of ESG-focused funds

BlackRock has launched three environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused exchange traded funds…

Debt,Equity

Sustainalytics targets high-risk companies with 'material risk engagement'

ESG Data

Green bonds: Assessing the external reviewers

Sustainalytics continued to dominate the market for external reviewers in 2019, writes Christopher Marchant

Green Bonds

Generali launches the first green ILS framework

Italian insurer Generali has issued a framework for issuing "green" insurance-linked securities (ILS)…

Debt,Green Bonds

Sustainalytics opens up risk ratings data to investors

Sustainalytics has expanded its offering of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to provide…

ESG Data

Treasurers call for help to overcome ESG bond nervousness

Ongoing nerves among corporate treasurers about issuing green, social and sustainability bonds could be settled by helpful engagement with fixed income investors. Ahren Lester hears the views of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Debt,Green Bonds

Biodiversity, shipping among Sustainalytics' impact trends for 2020

Sustainalytics has identified biodiversity and 'cleaner shipping' among 10 investment themes for 2020…

ESG Data,IMPACT

"Pitfalls" in ESG ratings requires investor caution

Investors should be cautious when using the growing number of environmental, social and governance (ESG)…

Carbon,Equity,Green Bonds

Etex receives €600 million sustainability loan

Belgian building materials supplier Etex has agreed a €600 million sustainability loan with a syndicate…

ESG

The ESG data files, part six continued: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward

Data providers are stepping in to fill the disclosure gap. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report

ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Stranded Assets

Use ESG to unearth yield in African bond markets, Sustainalytics says

Bond investors hunting yield in African sovereign bond markets should use environmental, social and governance…

Debt,ESG,Investment

Apple sells €2bn green bonds in first Euro foray

Consumer electronics giant Apple has tapped the euro green bond market, in a deal worth €2 billion ($2.2…

Green Bonds