Well-regarded international sustainability rating agencies ISS ESG, MSCI and EcoVadis upgraded the sustainability ratings of Ignitis Group, a renewables-focused integrated utility.

European regulators are consulting on proposed changes to rules governing credit rating agencies that aim to boost sustainability considerations. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ...

Unfortunately, these ESG ratings reports remain widely disseminated go-tos for a broad range of other investors who simply don’t have the time or expertise to undertake their own research.

ACEN, the listed renewable energy platform of the Ayala Group, continues to demonstrate ESG leadership, securing recognition from two of the world's leading Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ...

ESG scoring frameworks within credit ratings don’t work, according to Patrick Welch, chief ESG and ratings policy officer at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, a smaller rival of S&P. With a one-to-five scale ...

IFSCA has issued a master circular for ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers in the IFSC, outlining detailed rules for ...

As early as 2022, Ricardo Viana Vargas, a Brazilian engineer and author of multiple books on management, wrote for the London ...

Confusion is also an obstacle for some investors, as ESG metrics have yet to be standardized. A study from MIT and the University of Zurich looked at the ESG rating systems of six well-known agencies.

Investing within an ESG framework is now the fastest-growing segment of the asset management industry. Assets in ESG funds grew 53 per cent year on year to US$2.7 trillion in 2021, according to data ...

Ratings agency Moody’s has released new environmental, social and governance (ESG) issuer profile and credit impact scores for the global metals and mining sector, which could negatively impact ...

“The Mining LPRM allows us to communicate to stakeholders, including investors and ESG ratings agencies, that we have systems in place to understand and prevent risks associated with procurement.

“Right now, it’s still simply a framework. Everybody’s learning about ESG and evolving as new policies and guidance are published,” said Longo. “The Lloyd’s market has committed to achieving net zero ...