EU examines issues in sustainability market in extensive study

The Publications Office of the EU has released in-depth research on sustainability-related ratings, data…

ESG Data

ESG Ratings in fixed income: A good start

ESG ratings should only be used as a first step when it comes to assessing issuers, a panel at Environmental Finance's ESG and Fixed Income 2020 conference heard. Ahren Lester reports

ESG,ESG Data,Green Bonds

Moody's to retire green bond assessment in favour of Vigeo Eiris' opinions

Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has scrapped its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) service, instead…

Green Bonds

News round-up: Verra farming credits, 'social' in spotlight, EU fossil fuel subsidies ... and more

ESG

Moody's plugs more ESG data into flagship ratings and research platform

Moody's has expanded its flagship CreditView platform to incorporate environmental, social and governance…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up, 16 September: FRV and Wilmar International

Debt

HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting service

Multinational bank HSBC has released a reporting service allowing institutional investors to measure…

ESG

Biodiversity webinar: 'Mandate nature-related disclosures'

Investors and companies should be required to report information relating to their positive and negative…

ESG,Equity,IMPACT,Policy

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Keppel, Cobra, Oatly, NMB

Debt

Vigeo Eiris, Euronext create ESG climate index

Environmental, social and governance research (ESG) provider Vigeo Eiris has partnered with Netherlands-based…

Investment

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

Green bonds: Assessing the external reviewers

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

Green Bonds

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

"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

BNP Paribas launches global equity carbon offset fund

BNP Paribas has launched a global version of its climate carbon offset plan fund, targeting a reduced…

Carbon,Equity

Vigeo Eiris to update framework after mapping to SASB

Research and ratings agency Vigeo Eiris is updating some of its environmental and social governance (ESG)…

ESG

EU green bond standard ‘likely to kill’ second party opinions

The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we…

Green Bonds,Policy

MJ Hudson buys ESG consultancy Spring

Asset management adviser MJ Hudson has become the latest company to buy into the environmental, social…

ESG

Moody’s considers scrapping Green Bond Assessment following Vigeo Eiris deal

Credit rating agency Moody’s appears likely to drop its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) following its acquisition…

Debt,Green Bonds,Investment

‘New era’ for Vigeo Eiris as it is acquired by Moody’s

Credit rating agency Moody’s has acquired a majority stake in Vigeo Eiris, in a move designed to help…