Archive

  • The ESG data files - introduction

    26 June 2019

    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

  • Moody's consults on proposed 'carbon transition assessments'

    07 May 2019

    Moody’s is seeking feedback on a proposed scoring system for assessing carbon transition risk among publicly traded non-financial companies.

  • Moody’s considers scrapping Green Bond Assessment following Vigeo Eiris deal

    16 April 2019

    Credit rating agency Moody’s appears likely to drop its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) following its acquisition of Vigeo Eiris, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • ‘New era’ for Vigeo Eiris as it is acquired by Moody’s

    15 April 2019

    Credit rating agency Moody’s has acquired a majority stake in Vigeo Eiris, in a move designed to help it seize a leadership role in the highly competitive environmental, social and governance (ESG) data arena.

  • Sustainalytics is biggest external reviewer in 2018

    13 March 2019

    Sustainalytics was the biggest provider of external reviews in the green, social and sustainability market in 2018, according to an analysis by Environmental Finance.

  • ISS snaps up Australian ESG research firm

    18 February 2019

    Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has returned to the acquisition trail with the purchase of CAER, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research on Australasian companies.

  • Green bond round-up, 30 January

    30 January 2019

    Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.

  • Green bonds round-up, 16 January

    16 January 2019

    Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

  • ERM snaps up SustainAbility as industry consolidation continues

    14 January 2019

    Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a specialist consultancy with 160 offices worldwide, has acquired SustainAbility, the pioneering think tank and advisory firm set up by John Elkington and Julia Hailes in 1987.

  • Green bond round-up, 21 Nov

    21 November 2018

    US real estate company Boston Properties has raised $1 billion from its inaugural green bond.