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Webinar: Uptake of spatial data being driven by nature, climate reporting requirements, says Verisk

TNFD reporting has boosted investor demand for geospatial data, an Environmental Finance webinar heard

Corporate green bond fund launched

A European corporate green bond fund has been launched, with seed funding from a pension fund.

European companies 'could face wider ESG risks' avoiding Russian minerals

Sovereigns scoring worse than Russia on ESG merit investor scrutiny, says Verisk

Verisk Maplecroft has called for 'fresh scrutiny' of fifteen states it assigned lower sovereign environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings than Russia for both ethical and credit risk reasons, including Turkey and Egypt.

Verisk launches new Sovereign ESG Ratings

Data analytics provider Verisk Maplecroft has launched sovereign environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings,...

GRESB launches climate risk platform

The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) is to launch a platform assessing real estate and infrastructure's exposure to physical climate risk.

The ESG data files, part seven, continued: Real estate - Social and governance data

The market for data on the social impacts of investments in real estate is growing rapidly, writes Christopher Marchant

ESG data files - part seven, continued: Real estate and resilience

Investors are striving to get a handle on physical climate risks, but the data is still under construction, writes Christopher Marchant

GRESB and Verisk Maplecroft launch climate risk scorecard

Real estate sustainability assessor GRESB and risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft have collaborated to create a Climate Risk & Resilience Scorecard.

Renewables projects can contain widespread human rights concerns, say analysts

British risk analysis firm Verisk Maplecroft has identified a range of labour rights issues in solar and biofuel energy supply chains 'flying under the radar'.