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News round-up: ISS, Toronto, TSX, IHS Markit and more

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange select IHS Markit to provide ESG reporting

News round-up: US climate targets, US Solar Fund, Columbia Threadneedle, FTSE Russell, and more

Investors support US federal climate target in letter to President Biden

S&P's ESG capabilities boosted by $44bn IHS Markit merger

Financial services giant S&P has agreed to merge with data provider IHS Markit, in a mega deal that will boost S&P's already-considerable environmental, social and governance (ESG) firepower.

News round-up: EU offshore wind push, muni green project fund, sovereign ESG data set ... and more

European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans encouraged EU member states to use funds from the €750 billion Next Generation EU fund to make targeted investments in the space to "unlock the necessary private financial flows" to power the expansion.

Impact Investing - what's all the buzz about?

Is impact finance the evolution of ESG investing? We delve deeper in to how impact finance provides investors with exposure to activities that offer targeted, measurable and positive benefit to environment and society.

People Moves, 10 January: New York Commons, Willis Towers Watson, Rathbone, IHS Markit, Canada Post, Bamboo Capital, ICMA

IHS Markit launches 'first global carbon index'

The average price of carbon credits has more than doubled since the start of 2018 to $23.65, according to an index that claims to be the first benchmark for the global price of carbon credits.

IHS Markit offers ESG tool for private equity investors

Data and analytics company IHS Markit has developed a service to provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) information specifically for private equity (PE) firms, their investors and their portfolio companies.