Ahren Lester

Articles by Ahren Lester

  • Moody's expects green and social covered bonds growth to continue in 2020

    06 December 2019

    New issues of European green and social covered bonds are expected to see further growth in 2020, amid rising demand for the asset class, Moody's said in a report this week.

  • Science-Based Targets initiative sees uptake double

    05 December 2019

    The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has seen uptake from corporates double over the past year-and-a-half.

  • Impax sees rising demand boost assets and profitability "significantly"

    04 December 2019

    Impax Asset Management hiked its full year dividend by a third after a "significant" jump in its assets under management (AUM).

  • Vigeo Eiris to update framework after mapping to SASB

    04 December 2019

    Research and ratings agency Vigeo Eiris is updating some of its environmental and social governance (ESG) analysis models after mapping its framework to those of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

  • Trucost launches climate change physical risk analytics tool

    03 December 2019

    Trucost has launched an analytical tool to help companies assess their exposure to physical climate risk, as firms come under increasing pressure to assess and report the extent to which they are exposed to natural catastrophes.