New research from MIT shows a poor correlation between ESG scores from ratings providers.
Shinhan Card, South Korea’s largest credit card company, has issued 100 billion won ($82.4 million) of ESG bonds.
A survey by Preqin shows that of all alternative asset managers, private equity firms are most committed to ESG investing.
Index provider Solactive has launched an ESG index focusing on plastic waste.
Taiwan has seen the launch of its first ESG-related ETF. The fund is issued by Yuanta Securities and is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Japanese bank, MUFG, is to set up a new ESG funding unit for financial products.
The OECD is drawing up criteria defining sustainable plastic.
ESG investing assets reached $12tn in 2018 in the US according to the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment’s latest report on investing trends.
A new report says spreads are lower on sovereign debt from issuers with the best ESG ratings.
The Warsaw Stock Exchange is set to launch the WIG-ESG index.