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SFDR will be a 'game changer' for sustainability reporting
16 March 2021The EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is now in play after a long gestation, and carries potential for standardisation and prevention of greenwashing. Christopher Marchant reports
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EU's sustainable financial disclosure regulation 'watered down'
05 February 2021The European Supervisory Authorities have been accused of watering down a key plank of the EU's sustainable finance action plan.
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'Happily surprised': Private sector has taken ESG seriously
08 January 2021It is a misconception that private equity firms are not focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, Apex ESG Ratings boss Andy Pitts-Tucker tells Ahren Lester, but many need help in collecting ESG data and turning it into action
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News round-up: Europex welcomes ETS review, Snam climate targets, India renewables investment
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Apex launches private company ESG ratings service for investors
17 August 2020Financial services firm Apex has launched a platform offering an environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating and scoring service for private companies, allowing investors to generate sustainability insights for their entire portfolio.
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Supporting transition through green bond issuance
05 November 2019EBRD issued its first green transition bond last month. Isabelle Laurent and Carel Cronenberg explain its approach
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ISS snaps up Australian ESG research firm
18 February 2019Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has returned to the acquisition trail with the purchase of CAER, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research on Australasian companies.
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ISS to supply Apex fund clients with ESG data
23 January 2019Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has partnered with fund administration company Apex to provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to investment managers.
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Apex secures $216m loan to build US wind farm
10 September 2015Renewable energy developer Apex Clean Energy has secured a $216 million loan for the construction of a 151MW wind farm in Oklahoma.
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Apex Clean Energy announces $397m loan and sale of major wind project
01 April 2015US renewable energy firm Apex Clean Energy has secured a $397 million loan to finance the construction of its 299MW Kay Wind project in Oklahoma. Simultaneously, Apex announced that it had agreed to sell the facility, on completion, to Southern Power for an undisclosed sum.