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Spending on ESG data 'to hit $2bn this year'

Private market ESG solutions 'growing at 42% per year'

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) solutions for private markets is a "small but growing area" that stands to benefit from growing demand for data and information services, according to consultancy Opimas.

100 largest ESG funds beat benchmark by 1% in 2022, Opimas says

The world's 100 largest environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed funds outperformed their benchmark indexes by an "impressive" average of 1.1% over 12 months, according to research by Opimas.

Biodiversity COP and finance

Ahead of the COP15 biodiversity conference in December, Thomas Cox asks financial experts their hopes for the event

Opimas: Biodiversity to echo climate data boom

Financial biodiversity data provision will surge in the next few years, echoing the rise of climate data, an analyst at US management consultancy Opimas has said.

Opimas: Biodiversity a 'major' ESG priority

Biodiversity loss has become a "major" priority within the pillars of environmental, social and governance (ESG), US management consultancy Opimas has said.

ESG data market 'hits $1bn'

The booming market for ESG data passed $1 billion in 2021 for the first time, and will exceed $1.3 billion this year, research has estimated.

The ESG data files - introduction

ESG data has gone 'mainstream'. But how good is it, and in what ways does it need to improve? Environmental Finance is today launching a series of features to answer these questions. Peter Cripps reports