Morningstar acquires Sustainalytics

Morningstar has bought Sustainalytics outright from its current 40% ownership.

Standard Ethics publishes utilities index

Standard Ethics has announced the forthcoming launch of their SE European Utilities Index.

S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced the launch of two climate related equity indices.

Comgest has launched a new emerging markets fund with investor seed capital of $250m.

BlackRock is to rename its Impact World Equity fund, the Systematic ESG Equity fund.

Refinitiv has announced changes to its ESG scoring methodology.

A report from Moody’s says that ESG issues will play a larger role in assessing credit ratings.

Data published by Fitch Ratings suggests that the exclusion of energy sector firms from ESG portfolios has boosted the returns of some funds.

Inflows into ESG ETFs and open-end funds in the US reached a record high of $10.5bn in Q1.

Barrick Gold Corporation has published its 2019 Sustainability Report.