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Broadridge SFDR Solution Takes EET Closer to Universal Use
European ESG Templates (EETs) are fast becoming the go-to means for companies to report their sustainability performances. The digital documents that provide a means for firms to comply with the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) form the basis of a growing number of reporting solutions. One of the most recent, by Broadridge Financial…
Nasdaq Looks to Long-Term ESG Evolution with Metrio Purchase
Nasdaq has sought to future-proof itself for growth in the sustainability data market with the acquisition of ESG metrics software provider Metrio. The American capital markets services giant purchased the Montreal, Canada-based company earlier this month, and will make the technology available to Nasdaq clients, enabling them to gather, process and publish data on their…
Data Methodology Harmonisation may be no Panacea, Expert Warns
Volker Lainer raised eyebrows when he told the recent A-Team ESG Data and Tech Summit London that he saw a role for multiple methodologies used to calculate sustainability ratings and collate datasets. The Head of Data Connections, ESG and Regulatory Affairs at enterprise data management firm GoldenSource even went as far as saying that a…
SIX Extends ESG Data Provision Through Partnership with Climate Specialist Urgentem
SIX has extended its provision of ESG data through a partnership with Urgentem, a provider of carbon emissions data and climate risk analytics. The data is available immediately and is expected to help SIX clients meet climate related requirements such as regulatory reporting of emissions data, tracking alignment to climate goals, and stress testing. The…
Future-Proof Your ESG Data Strategy Across the Enterprise
ESG data is now as important to financial institutions as traditional price and reference data. Ensuring that data is accurate and consistent is critical so that can deploy it in their portfolio and risk management strategies as well as regulatory reporting systems. But ESG data is unlike that they would be used to. It’s often…
More Names Added to Bring ISSB Team to 10
Four more members have been added to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), the IFRS Foundation’s recently created body that’s been tasked with hammering out an international framework for ESG reporting. They are Richard Barker, of the University of Oxford Saïd Business School’s sustainable business initiatives; Verity Chegar of California State Teachers’ Retirement System; Bing…
A Guide to the Essential ESG Acronyms You Need to Know
Even Experts Need A Reminder of the ESG Alphabet Soup At the first-ever ESG Data and Tech Summit London last month, moderators Andrew Delaney, A-Team Group President and Chief Content Officer, and Data Management Insight Editor Sarah Underwood sat before a backdrop adorned with ESG-related acronyms, initials and abbreviations. As speakers and guests took their…
New Perspectives on ESG Challenges and Opportunities to be Debated at A-Team New York Briefing
Fresh from the success of A-Team’s inaugural ESG Data and Tech Summit London earlier this month, experts and market participants are now looking to New York where we will be hosting the first ESG Data Management Briefing. A host of high-level speakers from international banks, asset managers and data vendors will gather on June 16…
Temenos Launches ESG-as-a-Service for Wealth, Bank Clients
Banking software provider Temenos has created an ESG-as-a-service products that enable its bank and wealth management clients to create financial products to meet growing demand for sustainable investments. The new offering will run on the Swiss company’s Temenos Banking Cloud but can also be accessed via any cloud or on-premises infrastructure.
Arabesque Renames its X-Ray ESG Product as it Scales Business
Arabesque has rebranded its core S-Ray ESG data product to ESG Book, the name that had been given to its publicly available data resources. The German data provider and asset manager said the move was part of a scaling of its sustainability business. ESG Book was launched late last year with the backing of financial…