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S&P Sustainable1 Physical Risk Scores Offer Social Impact Window
E, S and G is generally regarded in aggregation, but data products and services usually measure each individually. S&P Global Sustainable1 business, however, believes the geolocated company and climate data combined in its new physical risks metrics are providing a means of measuring the conjunction of the first two of ESG’s pillars. The global rating…
FI Feedback Sought in Creation of GFANZ Corporate Climate Data Hub
Financial institutions and auditing companies have been invited to offer their expertise and feedback on the creation of a global corporate climate performance database backed by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). The One Planet Data Hub would be handed over to the United Nations once it is complete, and a prototype service…
Bloomberg Expands Sustainable Fixed Income Index Offering
Bloomberg has added new sustainable bond indices to its suite of ESG-focused products. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Green, Social, Sustainability Bond Indices will be built on the financial data giant’s Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index, the Bloomberg Sustainable Finance Group’s green, social and sustainability bond indicators, and metrics aligned to the International Capital Market Association Green…
Vendor Strategy: ISS Translates Governance Data into Action
Of the three pillars of ESG, the third is often considered the most difficult to influence or change, even when informed with the most accurate data. Purpose-driven investors may not always have the time, resources or voting power to formulate an action plan that will enable them to carefully examine whether a constituent of its…
Bloomberg Widens Carbon Emissions Scores to 100,000 Companies
Bloomberg has expanded its carbon emissions dataset to 100,000 companies thanks in part to a newly developed in-house estimation model. The new tech has been used to derive carbon scores from companies that haven’t reported their own data. Bloomberg said the latest dataset offers “greater precision in Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions”.
S and G Being Overlooked by Most Reporting Companies: KPMG
Social and governance data is being left out of disclosures by more than half of companies, according to a survey by professional services firm KPMG. In its latest bi-annual Survey of Sustainability Reporting, established in 1993, KPMG also found that 79 per cent of “leading companies” now provide sustainability reports. The report said there remains…
Start-up Net Purpose Has Sustainable Investing in its Sights
The well-known maxim “if you want something done well, do it yourself” is one that Samantha Duncan has taken to heart. After years working as head of impact at emerging markets-focused LeapFrog Investments, she found herself inspired by the continuous flows of sustainable capital, but frustrated: not only was the data challenge to measure ESG…
FinTech Specialists Retool as Clients Clamour for ESG Services
Growing demand for sustainability disclosures from investors and regulators has seen service providers to financial institutions retool and create new products for their clients. While solutions that enable corporates to identify and report their own ESG metrics have entered the market in large numbers over the past few years, there has been a quieter expansion…
ESMA Makes ESG Data and Markets a Priority
Europe’s markets overseer has placed improving the quality and access to ESG data and financial markets among its priorities for the next five years. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said also in its 2023-2028 Strategy report that it was ready to put the European Union’s sustainability regulations in place and act as supervisor…
How Controversy Monitoring Can Help Shape ESG Policy
Tracking the companies that are performing well in terms of ESG is just one part of the sustainable finance story – but like everything, there’s a dark side too. Monitoring errant companies can be just as valuable as tracking those with the best records, particularly for establishing risk management strategies. One key means of doing…