Technology & Data
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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Sustainable Trading Initiative Launched
February 25, 2022ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Sustainable Trading, Impact Cubed, BME, ClimateTrade, MSCI, GeoQuant, ELEVATE Insig AI, and Higg.
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A Step in the Right Direction
February 18, 2022Andrew Probert, EMEA Head of ESG Advisory at Kroll, considers the headwinds that may hamper progress in setting global sustainability standards.
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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: New Ratings Map Sovereigns’ Material ESG Risks
February 17, 2022ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Verisk Maplecroft, Fair Cost Index, Scope Ratings, LPA, Globalance, GoldenSource, FactSet, ClimateWorks and Higg.
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Research Casts Doubt on ‘Big Three’ Passive Managers’ ESG Stewardship
February 17, 2022Academic study condemns managers as “stewards of the status quo”.
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Lifting the Lid on D&I
February 16, 2022Slowly but surely, companies are finally acquiescing to investor requests for more granular data on diversity and inclusion.
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Regulating Ratings
February 16, 2022ESG ratings have been criticised for inconsistency and opacity, but will regulation improve their value to investors?
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Not Just a Drop in the Ocean
February 11, 2022Matt Howard, Vice President of Stewardship at the Water Council, says investors need context-based information to understand best practice water usage among investee firms.
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Credible Data for a Sustainable Future
February 11, 2022Ashley Alder, Chair of IOSCO and CEO of the HK SFC, calls for greater consistency and transparency for ESG ratings and data.
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ESG in 2022: Impact Assessment to the Fore
February 11, 2022Dierk Brandenburg, Head of Credit and ESG Research, Scope Ratings, says carbon pricing can help cut through climate-reporting complexity.
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Social Impact Data Thin on the Ground
February 9, 2022Industry experts call for regulatory intervention to improve quality of corporate disclosures on social-related issues.
