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ESG Data Spotlight Shines on Sovereign Debt and its Challenges
The ESG lens is being focused on sovereign bonds, considered by many observers as the next frontier for sustainability data. The Assessing Sovereign Climate-Related Opportunities and Risks (Ascor) project has launched a framework for assessing government debt that it hopes will develop into a standalone tool. The organisation, which comprises asset owners and managers that…
Mizuho Bolsters ESG Data Capabilities as Japan Toughens Regulations
Japanese financial giant Mizuho Bank has upgraded its ESG data capabilities as the government in Tokyo tightens rules on sustainability reporting and after the bank was implicated in a greenwashing scandal. The financial services major has put in place a disclosures and data verification framework to help it assess the progress and credibility of net-zero…
Delivering on ESG Through the Cloud
By Shaun Hurst, Principal Regulatory Advisor for EMEA, Smarsh. ESG, the acronym that refers to the alignment of environmental, social, and governance performance and objectives with company practices and investor strategies, has evolved from being a ‘nice to have’ for companies and financial institutions to a concrete expectation. But with rising regulation, litigation and growing scrutiny…
Pension Fund TCFD Alignment Hampered by Data, Report Says
The shortage and inconsistency of sustainability data is preventing pension funds from formulating climate-forward investment strategies, according to a report by Pensions for Purpose. The data challenges mean few funds are aligning with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework to shape their approach to ESG and their use of some analytics remains limited,…
Data Challenge Poses ESG Rethink for Private Equity
Uncertainty over how ESG data should be used and reported is placing a strain on private equity investment, one of the fastest growing pools of capital going into sustainable markets. A survey by software-as-a-service data management firm Key ESG found that nine in 10 of the portfolio companies that private funds trust to manage their…
Alveo’s Latest ICE Data Integration to Help Banks as Well as Asset Managers
Alveo has expanded its ESG data integration services in one of the first moves by a data management solutions specialist to help its banking and asset management clients meet imminent new European sustainability regulations. The London-headquartered company has integrated Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) ESG company data analytics into its data management solution, called Prime. The new integration will enable Alveo customers to access the ESG characteristics…
Vendor Strategy: Datactics Gives Context to ESG Data
One of the chief challenges to successful deployment of ESG data by financial institutions is putting that information into context; it’s almost an unwritten maxim that sustainability data is useless if it can’t be used in conjunction with other data. Often the difficulty is one of matching ESG data and metrics to the entities with…
How to Build an Efficient Enterprise ESG Data Strategy in Banking with Cloud and Machine Learning
ESG investing is now integral to financial institutions’ activities, motivated by client demands for sustainable investment options, regulatory obligations and a growing cultural shift towards ensuring that capital is allocated in order to do better for the planet and the people on it. Data is the magic dust that is enabling the translation of that…
Data Challenges Limit Muni Growth in ESG Portfolios, Says PRI
US municipal bonds have the potential for greater inclusion in ESG-themed portfolios but an absence of data on the impact investors have on the debt’s sustainability outcomes may be hindering their increased use. A report by the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI) stated that many so-called munis are ideally suited to investors’ ESG-themed…
ECB Says Data Quality is Key to its own ESG Guidance Tools
The European Central Bank (ECB) has said the “development of high-quality data” is key to a set of statistical indicators it’s created to help the bank incorporate sustainability risks and markets in its monetary policy decision making. Executive board member Isabel Schnabel made the comment after the ECB said its indicators would focus on sustainable…