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A question of transition

Swami Venkataraman, global head of sustainable finance assessments at Moody's Ratings, explains how independent assessments can help companies communicate their transition plans effectively

People Moves, 26 July: Greenbank, Moody's LSEG, Cbus ... and more

Putting transition plans to the test: Moody's

Investors face a tough task in scrutinising corporate transition plans - but an increasing number of products promise to help. In the first in a series, Michael Hurley examines Moody's Net Zero Assessment

Snam secures inaugural Moody's net-zero plan score

Snam has been awarded the inaugural Moody's 'Net Zero Assessment' (NZA) score, with the Italian energy infrastructure firm praised for its "clear" Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction plan but was warned of challenging Scope 3 "hurdles".

Moody's: 'Very large overlap' between double materiality and financial materiality

Moody's Investors Service expects that there could be a "very large overlap" between double materiality and the financial materiality...

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: ESG risks 'material' in a third of ratings actions

Moody's Investors Service reported that environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks were a "material" credit consideration in a third of its private-sector issuer rating actions in 2019.

US Yieldcos: escaping the parent trap

A recent spate of M&As in the yieldco space seems to point to a new chapter in the model's evolution. Hamza Ali reports

New shoots, old roots; the return of the yieldco

After a disastrous year in 2015, US yieldcos have seen their share prices rebound. Has the model turned a corner, asks Hamza Ali

TERP and GLBL could be in default by end of the week, says Moody's

US yieldcos Terraform Power (TERP) and Terraform Global (GLBL) are 'quite likely' to be in technical default by 13 May, according to a report by ratings agency Moody's.