sustainAX - ICMA Code of Conduct for ESG Rating and Data Providers 2023
22 Jan 24

sustainAX signs up for the ICMA Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings Product Providers

22 July 2024 – UPDATE Statement of Application We have been working with this since our committment to follow the ICMA code of conduct on 22 January 2024 as the first signatory. Hereunder is a summary of our status, the detailed information is available in our ESG research and ESG rating policy (link below). Principle […]
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ESG risk EMPOWERMENT
22 Oct 23

THE INEVITABLE ESG RISK ASCENDANCE – Asset Valuation and Insiders

THE INEVITABLE ESG RISK ASCENDANCE – Asset Valuation and Insiders In the raging debate on LinkedIn between impact seekers and ESG risk mitigators, amid the aggressive criticism of ESG risk rating providers and EU Sustainable Finance regulation, and complaints of lacking progress on mitigation of Principal Adverse Impacts like GHG emissions, we see a theme […]
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ESG Dilammas Nordic Finance ESG risk sector report
16 Sep 23

How the ESG* analyst should think – Issues and dilemmas in the Nordic financial sector

How the ESG* analyst should think – Issues and dilemmas in the Nordic financial sector We have released an ESG sector report for Nordic finance with 43 companies ESG risk researched. When conducting our ESG risk research in the sector we have met a few issues and dilemmas. How should we think as ESG risk […]
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24 Aug 23

Nordic Certified ESG* Analysts #4 –Danske Bank still in Pole Position in front of Nordea, Ålandsbanken in a strong third position and Norway still lagging!

Nordic Certified ESG* Analysts #4 – Danske Bank still in Pole Position in front of a strengthening Nordea, Ålandsbanken in a strong third position and Norway still lagging! Lacking real ESG analyst competence is an important problem the finance industry is facing in an environment being harder regulated and where expectations from the asset owners […]
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Full blown modern ESG engagement
23 Apr 23

ESG* risk mitigation – Modern ESG* engagement versus limited traditional engagement

ESG* risk mitigation – Modern ESG* engagement versus limited traditional engagement All investments have ESG risks and other risks, we could just call it risks as there is no real reason to distinguish between these in the end. Asset managers are professional risk takers and know how to price this. We will focus on the […]
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28 Mar 23

To keep your clients, you should urgently target 100% ESG research coverage of your portfolios

To keep your clients, you should urgently target 100% ESG research coverage of your portfolios Most investors have a tail of holdings in their portfolios lacking ESG research or ESG risk scores. Depending on the asset class, this may represent up to 50% in the Nordics, but also a significant proportion in certain asset classes […]
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06 Mar 23

Nordic Certified ESG* Analysts #3 –Danske Bank solidifying their Pole Position in front of Nordea, Nordic Credit Rating going all CESGA and Norway still lagging!

Nordic Certified ESG* Analysts #3 – Danske Bank solidifying their Pole Position in front of Nordea, Nordic Credit Rating going all CESGA and Norway still lagging! Lacking real ESG competence is an important problem the finance industry is facing in an environment being harder regulated and where expectations from the asset owners (clients) and other […]
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Fundamental ESG research analyst blue sustainAX
12 Feb 23

SFDR – Different types of ESG* data and why you will always need the fundamental ESG* analyst

SFDR – Different types of ESG* data and why you will always need the fundamental ESG* analyst The debate about ESG, the search for best practice and the search for ESG data are still hot topics and it will be for some time. In many recent meetings with asset managers, we have had many interesting […]
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28 Nov 22

ESG research and Nordic High Yield issuers – Status, ESG risks we see and how to Engage?

ESG research and Nordic High Yield issuers – Status, ESG risks we see and how to Engage? High Yield is a market segment where the ESG risk is high as the companies are overall weak in sustainability reporting and ESG risk mitigation. ESG risks are likely to impact the performance of a company in the […]
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