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People Moves 11 March: AXA, BNP Paribas, Actis & more...

Senior impact advisor appointed at Avignon

News round-up: BNP Paribas, CDP and USS Invest

EU examines issues in sustainability market in extensive study

The Publications Office of the EU has released in-depth research on sustainability-related ratings, data and research, examining the flaws and biases inherent within data collection.

ESG Ratings in fixed income: A good start

ESG ratings should only be used as a first step when it comes to assessing issuers, a panel at Environmental Finance's ESG and Fixed Income 2020 conference heard. Ahren Lester reports

Moody's to retire green bond assessment in favour of Vigeo Eiris' opinions

Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has scrapped its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) service, instead focusing on the second party opinion (SPO) provided by its subsidiary VE.

News round-up: Verra farming credits, 'social' in spotlight, EU fossil fuel subsidies ... and more

Moody's plugs more ESG data into flagship ratings and research platform

Moody's has expanded its flagship CreditView platform to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) data from Vigeo Eiris and Four Twenty Seven, in a broader push recognising the growing importance on ESG of assessing issuer risk.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up, 16 September: FRV and Wilmar International

HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting service

Multinational bank HSBC has released a reporting service allowing institutional investors to measure the environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of their investments.