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MSCI appoints Trucost founder Mattison as head of ESG and climate

Richard Mattison will join MSCI as head of ESG and climate at the end of the month, having left rival S&P Global earlier this year.

People Moves, 21 June: GEF, TNFD, GRI, S&P Trucost, UBS ... and more

S&P: Water scarcity will be 'greatest climate threat' to assets by 2050

Water stress will be the greatest climate-related hazard to corporate physical assets by 2050

News round-up: BlackRock, Eurazeo, CBL, COP26 and Standard Chartered

Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part three: Trucost

How does Trucost help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks

Richard Mattison on how ESG data needs to improve

There are three main areas that environmental, social and governance (ESG) data needs to focus on to improve, says the CEO of Trucost, part of S&P Global

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: Investor group urges coal exit, ESG index numbers jump, Franklin Templeton boosts social assets

$5trn UN-convened global alliance calls for thermal coal exit

GPIF predicts equity boost and bond pain from more stringent climate policies

The largest pension fund in the world has estimated its equity portfolio could experience an accelerating valuation boost if more stringent climate policy restrictions are introduced to reach global targets, whereas its corporate bond portfolio could suffer deeper losses as policy tightens.

DWS launches 'smart' ESG investment approach

Asset manager DWS has announced stricter environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment criteria, focused on identifying and engaging with firms with high climate transition risk and violators of international sustainability standards.