Three new stock exchanges join UN SSE; five exchanges provide or publish ESG reporting guidance for listed companies – SSE Initiative – February 2019
In February 2019, the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative announced that during December 2018 and January 2019 the three new stock exchanges had joined SSE: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) and Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, Tadawul. During the same time period, the following stock exchanges published guidance for listed companies […]
“S&P Global Ratings launches ESG sections in corporate credit rating reports” – Institutional Asset Manager – February 1, 2019
On February 1, 2019 Institutional Asset Manager reported that “S&P Global Ratings has started to include environmental, social, and governance (ESG) sections within its issuer credit rating reports on corporate entities. Michael Wilkins, Managing Director and head of Sustainable Finance, S&P Global Ratings, says: ‘The fixed-income market’s heightened focus on ESG has only emerged recently. […]