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Solving the Enterprise Data Challenge for Institutional Investors
Institutional investors are evolving under pressure from a range of emergent externalities that are prompting many to assume new roles and processes, some of which have traditionally been the preserve of asset managers. Enabled by data-led technology, they are making more direct investments and managing their portfolios in-house. At the same time, they are streamlining…
Asset Owners’ Group Extends Access to SDG Assessment Tool
As asset owners take more control of their investments, doing the kind of due diligence and research usually associated with asset managers, one group of participants is providing fellow institutions with a novel way to meet their ESG mandates and obligations. Amsterdam-based Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) has partnered with global index…
Novata Platform Incorporated into IQ:EQ ESG Offerings
Novata, an ESG data provider to private markets and investors, has signed a deal to embed its services with investor assistance group IQ:EQ. US-based Novata’s portfolio assessment platform will be incorporated into IQ:EQ’s various ESG solutions, which enable clients to gather, manage and deploy sustainability data.
WEF Convenes Team to Oversee ISSB Standards
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has brought together a team of experts to offer best-practices guidance to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The group will monitor implementation and adoption of ISSB’s first set of standards, which are set to be unveiled by the end of this month, and offer insights and advice.
ICE ESG Chief Marks a Busy 18 Months in Product Development
Larry Lawrence has got off to a running start in his first 18 months as head of sustainable finance at data and market technology giant Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). When ESG Insight spoke to him last year not long into his new job, Lawrence was putting together an expansion plan that he said would harness the disparate strengths of…
Arabesque Builds ESG Index with HSBC
Data vendor and asset manager Arabesque has jointly created an AI-supported ESG index with HSBC. The ESG Risk Improvers Index uses publicly available data and data from Arabesque’s ESG Book, a sustainability metrics platform built for financial institutions in conjunction with several large international banks.
S&P Names New President at Sustainable1 Unit
Rating company and data vendor S&P Global has appointed a new president to its sustainability business. Chris Heusler has been named president of S&P Global Sustainable1, moving from his role as chief commercial officer at S&P Global Ratings.
GaiaLens Builds News Sentiment Tracker
A news sentiment scoring tool has been created to help investors gauge the ESG performances of listed companies. AI-backed GaiaLens Momentum AI assesses the scores against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, giving investors real-time visibility into their investments’ activities before they issue their periodic reports.
Webinar Preview: Standards and Taxonomies Pose Multiple Challenges
Taxonomies provide the definitive framework on which ESG regulations, government policies and business strategies are built. They help define what company, product or service is sustainable from an ESG point of view and they provide the language for labelling those elements, such as “green bonds”. But they are only as valuable as they data that…
Data Innovator Tanya Seajay Takes Engaging Next Step in ESG Evolution
After almost a decade at the helm of one of the ESG space’s most innovative data companies, Tanya Seajay took a wellness break. With her departure from Orenda, the alternative data company she founded and built into a ground-breaking vendor of ESG sentiment data, she wanted time to think over her next move. “I just…