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  • Judging the credibility of transition plans, part one

    26 July 2024

    Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes

  • Investors 'need direction from policymakers' on transition

    21 May 2024

    Policymakers have been urged to provide clear transition pathways and identify a "most likely scenario" to help investors develop their own transition plans.

  • Emissions disclosure gaps key sign of untrustworthy transition plan, says PGIM

    20 May 2024

    "A lot of" companies still fail to disclose their Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions despite having set targets to reach 'net zero' - a red flag that their transition plans may be unreliable, according to a major asset manager.

  • Transition plan credibility test should be core to green bond investments, says PGIM

    20 May 2024

    Investors should only buy green bonds from issuers with credible transition plans, according to a major asset manager.

  • 'Watered down' sustainable bond commitments a 'big problem'

    08 May 2023

    Issuers presenting weak commitments and project specificity with their sustainable bond issues are a "big problem" - especially for social bonds - and emphasises the importance of starting with issuer-level sustainability analysis, according to PGIM.