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Judging the credibility of transition plans, part two

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

People moves 24 June: ISSB, CDP, ACRA, SGX and more...

Exclusive: Sustainalytics to launch transition ratings

Sustainalytics is to launch climate transition ratings for companies by the end of the year, Environmental Finance has learned.

Q&A: Michael Jantzi

The Sustainalytics founder talks about the confusion around ESG ratings, data overload, and the evolution of the industry

ESG data: Transformation by regulation

As the latest update of Environmental Finance's ESG Data Guide is released, the next growth phase of the rapidly evolving ESG data market will be driven by regulation, writes Peter Cripps

A defence of ESG

Where would capital markets be without the foundation ESG built over the last 50 years? In worse shape, says Michael Jantzi

People Moves, 31 December: Hiro Mizuno, PRI, Temasek, SASB

Sustainalytics launches transition bonds second-party opinion service

ESG data provider Sustainalytics has launched a transition bond second-party opinion service, the first of its kind in the rapidly evolving labeled bond market.

The impact of Covid-19 on sustainable finance

Sustainalytics CEO Michael Jantzi argues that social considerations have risen up the agenda as a result of the pandemic, and he does not believe that the 'genie will go back in the bottle'

Sustainalytics CEO defends pure-play green bond

Sustainalytics has defended its decision to give a second party opinion to a green bond for general corporate purposes, reigniting the debate about whether so-called pure-play companies should be able to access the market.