ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to...
Moody’s Transfers Sustainable Debt Opinion Service to Ratings Agency, Proposes new Assessment Framework
Global integrated risk assessment firm Moody’s announced that it will transfer its sustainable debt Second Party Opinions (SPO) business to become part of its...
Kearney Commits to 90% Absolute Emissions Reductions Across Value Chain by 2050
Global management consultancy Kearney announced today a series of climate goals, including a commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, with 90% reductions...
Australia’s Climate Targets Enshrined into Law
Australia’s Climate Change Bill 2022 was approved by the Senate on Thursday, passing the final step to pass the legislation, and enshrining the country’s...
BlackRock Strikes Back Against Climate Activism Claims
BlackRock has pushed back against allegations from Republican officials that it is pursuing a climate-focused agenda not aligned with its clients’ financial interests. In...
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking Appoints Eric Cohen to Lead Green Economy banking Team
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking announced today the appointment of Eric Cohen as Head of Green Economy. In his new role, Cohen will lead the...
S&P DJI Launches Index Series Targeting Annual Emissions Reductions to Net Zero by 2050
Index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) and S&P Global’s ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a...
Guest Post – A New Approach: Digitizing Climate Action
By: Mahesh Ramanujam, President & CEO, Global Network for Zero The warming of our planet is progressing at a rapid pace. What early experts...
Franklin Templeton Appoints Jean-Marc Pont to Lead Sustainable Product Strategy
Global investment manager Franklin Templeton announced today the appointment of Jean-Marc Pont to the newly created role of Head of Sustainable and Institutional Product,...
Moody’s Launches Solution to Integrate ESG Factors into P&C Insurance Underwriting
Global integrated risk assessment firm Moody’s announced today the launch of its ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for...