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A principles-based approach would help grow transition loan market, conference hears

A principles-based approach to defining 'transition' activities could help to grow the transition loan market, attendees at an Environmental Finance conference heard, due to the difficulties of establishing a taxonomy across different jurisdictions.

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