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'Big four' SPO providers becomes 'big five' in 2024
10 February 2025Japan-focused Rating and Investment Information (R&I) secured more than a 10% share of the sustainable finance second-party opinion market in 2024, joining the global 'big four' US providers led by Sustainalytics and S&P Global.
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We want the greenium to go away, says Amundi
06 February 2025An Amundi fixed income specialist argued that green-labelled bonds should not attract a 'greenium'.
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Signatories to Japan ESG data code of conduct rise to 28
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Sustainable bond diversification into adaptation and nature 'quite clear'
03 February 2025The growing diversification of the sustainable bond market into areas including climate adaptation- and nature-related use of proceeds has become a clear trend, ...
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Moody's: Sustainable bond issuance in 2025 to 'hold steady' at $1trn
30 January 2025Sustainable bond issuance volumes are forecast to remain flat at around $1 trillion in 2025 amid continued growth from green bonds and an emerging market "bounce back," according to Moody's Ratings.
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Mobilising transition finance 'key concern' for 2025, says Moody's
06 January 2025Mobilising transition finance to support decarbonisation targets, especially to the emerging markets, will remain a 'key hurdle' this year, according to an outlook paper by Moody's Ratings.
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Moody's: 'Stark difference' in debut sustainable bond issuers entering market in 2024
30 July 2024There has been a "quite dramatic" decline in new issuers entering the sustainable bond market in 2024 as issuers take longer to move from formulating frameworks to executing deals ...
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Moody's SPO share surge continues as 'big four' consolidate
30 July 2024The 'big four' sustainable finance second-party opinion (SPO) providers consolidated their market share in the first six months of 2024, with Moody's seeing another significant jump in share.
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Judging the credibility of transition plans, part two
29 July 2024Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes
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People Moves, 26 July: Greenbank, Moody's LSEG, Cbus ... and more
26 July 2024