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SIX launches 'climate equity flag' for companies
23 August 2024SIX has launched a new Paris Agreement-aligned climate flag for companies who are listed through the Swiss financial exchange firm, with S&P Global Ratings and SGS the first approved reviewers for the scheme.
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S&P extends 'shades of green' to transition plan assessments
18 July 2024S&P Global Ratings has extended its 'shades of green' methodology for judging labelled bonds to assess the credibility of companies' climate transition plans, with the launch of a product it said would help companies attract "transition finance".
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Fewer than half of US listed companies have net-zero target, S&P says
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Nature-based solutions can help companies pursue ambitious climate goals
09 May 2024They are an under-utilised tool, despite their ability to simultaneously combat climate change and help reverse ecosystem loss, argues Lauren Smart.
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S&P Global dataset reveals climate hazard exposure for US munis
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Rise of transition plans could remedy regulatory 'failure' to boost transition finance
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ESMA proposes mandating ESG transparency in credit ratings
03 April 2024The European securities regulator has proposed requiring credit ratings agencies to explicitly state where and how ESG factors are incorporated in their methodologies.
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S&P: Climate-related credit rating actions 'to grow'
21 March 2024Climate-related credit rating actions at corporate and infrastructure issuers doubled in number last year and are expected to continue to increase, S&P Global Ratings predicts.
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US muni sustainable bond market to grow in 2024, predicts S&P
18 March 2024US municipal issuance of sustainable bonds is forecast to grow 5% in 2024 as issuers are incentivised to return to the market and issuance sizes continue to grow, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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'Big four' sustainable finance SPO providers emerge in 2023
20 February 2024Sustainalytics, S&P Global Ratings, ISS and Moody's have emerged as the 'big four' second-party opinion (SPO) providers in the sustainable finance market in 2023, but the race for market share has tightened as the sector matures and consolidates.