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ESG ratings 'opaque' for investors, says PRI's Fabian

ESG ratings are "routinely derived from internal modelling, which is often opaque to investors," Nathan Fabian, chief responsible investment officer at the Principles for Responsible Investment, has said.

ESG 'ratings' term does a disservice to the industry, says FactSet

The terminology used to describe ESG ratings could harm the industry producing them...

Carney criticised for 'greenwashing' net-zero financial firm alliance

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been criticised by more than 90 non-governmental organisations that the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) that he chairs provides a means for banks to 'greenwash' their activities.

Just transition, inequality, and diversity are 'next hot topics for ESG data'

Improved data on diversity and inclusion has come to the "forefront of investors' demands"...

Loan round-up: Philip Morris, Ford, Orion Engineered Carbons, OUE, Sandstorm ... and more

EU climate change taxonomy clears hurdle

The European Parliament has rejected two objections to an act to pass some of the technical screening criteria of its sustainable taxonomy.

Bond round-up: ING, Autodesk, Analog Devices, Apicorp, Acciona Energia ... and more

Tokyu Fudosan issues sustainability-linked bond amid ground-breaking ESG finance plan

Japanese real estate firm Tokyu Fudosan has raised JPY10 billion ($90 million) from a sustainability-linked bond...

SEC's Lee has 'great concern' about ESG disclosures of private companies

A prominent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner has voiced concern about private companies potentially facing less scrutiny on ESG disclosures than public companies.

Price spikes put renewed focus on construction waste

The resource-intensive sector's approach to waste management has never been more important, says Benjamín Stimpson