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Our new Sustainability Bond Rating provides a comprehensive assessment of a labeled bond’s sustainability performance, answering the currently unaddressed need for asset-level data and analysis. Learn more about the possibilities at: https://lnkd.in/e-EGP8wr #Sustainability #ESG #Bonds

Interested in how ISS ESG's new Sustainability Bond Rating addresses investor demand for issuance-specific sustainability assessments and provides data and analysis that can inform both investment decision-making and reporting for regulatory compliance? Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/e-EGP8wr #Sustainability #ESG #Investors 

The expansion of mandatory ESG standards is widespread in national and regional regulation, as seen by the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the EU Forced Labor regulation, which is meant to uphold corporate due diligence duties related to human rights impacts. To learn about how ISS ESG solutions such as Norm-Based Research, the ISS ESG Corporate Rating, and the Modern Slavery Solution can help investors assess corporate performance on both human rights and labor rights, download ISS ESG’s Actionable Insights: Top ESG Themes in 2025 report at: https://lnkd.in/e2uSCRz5 #Sustainability #HumanRights #LaborRights 

2024 Sustainable Fund Trends: Index ETFs Are the Silver Lining According to recent analysis by ISS ESG, total assets under management (AUM) in sustainable funds grew at high single-digit rates in 2024. Nevertheless, these growth rates represented a meaningful slowdown compared with prior years. The sustainable ETF category, which is 91 percent index-based, grew a healthy 19 percent, which was still below the growth in conventional ETFs. This analysis, a follow-up to the 2023 review of sustainable funds, examines 2024 sustainability trends based on ISS MI MarketPulse data. Regulatory, economic, and investor preferences reveal a mixed picture for sustainable fund assets and flows in 2024. While sustainable assets grew by 9 percent and net flows remained positive at about 2 percent of prior-year assets, this growth was lower than that of conventional funds for the first time in at least five years. Europe and North America, which jointly account for approximately 97 percent of sustainable fund assets, show contrasting trends. In addition, ETFs (20 percent of sustainable fund assets) remain the relative bright spot, with more robust growth reflecting the appeal of index-based sustainable strategies. This analysis focuses on the overall equity and fixed-income funds categories, which totaled $49.7 trillion in total AUM globally as of December 2024. Read more of the analysis, authored by Hernando Cortina and Moe Phyu, at: https://lnkd.in/eyzTeJKq Learn more about our ESG Fund Rating which quickly and effectively evaluates and benchmarks the ESG performance of equity and bond funds globally at: https://lnkd.in/d_W8vxP #Sustainability #Investors #Funds

The impacts due to the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies illustrate how ESG goals evolve. Such technologies consume considerable energy: generative AI and cryptocurrencies could drive data centre electricity consumption to more than 1,000 TWh by 2026. Separately, while curbing greenhouse gas emissions remains a challenge, mitigation measures may become more ambitious in the future. Learn more about AI, energy use, and IT companies’ progress towards net zero by downloading ISS ESG’s Actionable Insights: Top ESG Themes in 2025 report at: https://lnkd.in/e2uSCRz5 #Sustainability #AI #Energy

ISS STOXX Launches Innovative Sustainability Bond Rating Providing Issuance-Level Assessment for Labeled Bonds ISS ESG today launched a new Sustainability Bond Rating, to provide investors with a sustainability impact and risk assessment at the issuance level for bonds labeled as green, social, or sustainability, along with sustainability-linked (GSSS+) bonds, issued by both corporate and sovereign entities. “The volume and complexity of labeled bond issuances has increased significantly in recent years, against a backdrop of disparate regulatory and market reporting standards. Our new, differentiated offering addresses investors’ key need for comparative insights on the material sustainability risks and opportunities of a labeled bond at issuance level,” said Till Jung, Head of ESG at ISS STOXX. “This is significant as it is not just building an assessment based purely on general elements from the issuer’s activities and performance.” Read more at: https://lnkd.in/ep9wGhUw Learn more about ISS ESG’s Sustainability Bond Rating: https://lnkd.in/e-EGP8wr #ESG #Sustainability #Investors

We are having a very busy day at Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA 2025. Currently Ludovine Alexandra Tarsia is taking part in a panel and answering questions about the new ISS ESG Sustainability Bond Rating. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e-EGP8wr #sustainability #efbonds

🚀 Just Launched: IGCC’s Annual State of Net Zero Report Our survey of $4.2 trillion AUM shows that investors in Australia are defying global headwinds on climate — continuing to make progress despite pressures and overseas anti-ESG sentiment. Released today, IGCC’s State of Net Zero report is Australia’s most comprehensive and rigorous analysis of investors’ climate progress. This year’s findings show that Australia’s institutional investors remain firmly attuned to the risks and opportunities of climate change – and how they align with their fiduciary responsibilities. Investors are making progress across key climate practice indicators. Net zero commitments remain strong, engagement strategies are maturing, and policy advocacy is gaining traction. Investors are also increasingly integrating physical climate risk considerations into their investment processes. A big thank you to our sponsors for making this report possible: Headline sponsor: ISS STOXX Supporting sponsors: JANA Investment Advisers and Pathzero Each of these partners is helping investors turn ambition into action — providing real-world solutions to the challenges outlined in the report. Check them out and explore the full findings today. 🔗 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/g8BK5d59

ISS ESG's new Sustainability Bond Rating will launch on April 3rd. It will provide a comprehensive assessment of a labelled bond’s sustainability performance, answering the currently unaddressed need for asset-level data and assessments. Additionally, we will be a sponsor at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Conference. Come to our stand, meet the team, and hear more about Sustainable Bond Rating. Contact a solutions expert to learn more about ISS ESG’s Sustainability Bond Rating at: https://lnkd.in/eAUnyApC #Sustainability #ESG #Investors

The Latest in ESG and Stewardship Regulation – April 2025  Wondering about the latest regulatory developments related to ESG and stewardship worldwide? Read our latest ESG Financial Regulation Bulletin, authored by Noam Cherki, Hugo Gallagher, and Karina Karakulova, at: https://lnkd.in/eQTd6rBG #ESG #Regulatory #Sustainability