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IOSCO Suggests Regulation of ESG Data and Tech Vendors
A body comprising global securities regulators gas suggested individual national watchdogs keep ESG data and technology providers under their gaze. The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said in a report that the growing importance of ESG data and tech vendors made it prudent to encompass them within regulatory remits remits. The…
Arabesque Data Available of GoldenSource ESG Impact Platform
Enterprise data management company GoldenSource is to enable investors to access Arabesque’s S-Ray ESG data offering through its own cloud-based ESG Impact platform. The deal, which includes the use of Frankfurt-based Arabesque’s SFDR Data Solution, comes weeks before asset managers and other financial institutions must begin reporting on their ESG performance under the European regulations….
Broadridge Launches Web-based ESG Performance Dashboard
FinTech Broadridge Financial Solutions has unveiled its ESG Performance Dashboard, which offers companies a view of their sustainability and governance performance. The rankings and ratings are based on more than 300 million data points drawn from 800-plus sources, the New York-company said. The web-located dashboard will show firms where they can make improvements to their…
IBA Upgrades Aviation Carbon Tracking, Analysis Product
Aviation data and advisory firm IBA has upgraded its Carbon Emissions Calculator to help airlines report and analyse their fleets’ carbon footprints. The service is accessible through the UK-based company’s expanded InsightIQ product. IBA said the improvements had been made after it consulted more than 100 companies following the product’s launch in March. For investors,…
ICE Expansion of ESG Service to More Bonds Taps into Growing Trend
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has extended its ESG data coverage to two million fixed income instruments as demand for sustainable investments outside of equities gathers pace. The New York-based company said it had broadened its Environmental, Social and Governance Reference Data product because the fixed income market was relatively underserved for sustainable finance participants. The service…
Vendor Strategy: Alveo Shifts from Professional Services to Managed Services to Broaden Offering Beyond Data Management
Alveo, a provider of market and reference data integration and analytics solutions for financial services firms, has designed its technology to optimise data flows for business user self-service, and provides cloud-native data aggregation and data quality solutions to give clients access to trusted data while maximising their return on investment. Martijn Groot, vice president of…
Sustainalytics’ ESG Data Now Available on Bloomberg Terminal
Bloomberg has added Sustainalytics’ ESG Research and Ratings service to its terminal data product as the New York-based giant gears up its sustainability offering to financial institutions. Morningstar-owned Sustainalytics will supply its Risk Ratings data and Controversies Research reports, giving Bloomberg customers access to ESG risk management information and details on ESG-related incidents involving any…
Recorded Webinar: Meeting the requirements of the EU’s ESG Disclosure Regulation
The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is central to the European drive towards a sustainable financial market. As such, it is complicated and multi-faceted, and makes rigorous demands on financial firms to source large volumes of ESG data and meet numerous reporting obligations. Key elements of disclosure include sustainability risk, principle adverse impacts, and…
GoldenSource Integrates ICE ESG Reference Data into its EDM Platform
Enterprise data management provider GoldenSource has begun offering clients ICE Data Service’s ESG Reference Data product integrated with its own ESG Impact offering. New York-based GoldenSource said the tie up, which is already available to customers, would help fill gaps in the global sustainability and governance data record. While ICE’s data has been offered on…
Vendor Strategy: Element 22 Joins the Fast Track Straight Out of the Blocks
Element 22’s ESG data product is among the newest in the industry. Launched in March, ESGi provides buy-side firms with a unique means of connecting directly with corporates to gain insights into their ESG credentials. It didn’t take long for this innovative approach to data gathering to attract high-profile attention. Within just a few months…