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Renewi PLC ESG Evaluation Revised To 83 From 75, With Strong Preparedness

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

LONDON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --S&P Global Ratings said today that it revised its ESG evaluation score to 83 from 75 on waste-to-product company Renewi PLC.

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  • LONDON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --S&P Global Ratings said today that it revised its ESG evaluation score to 83 from 75 on waste-to-product company Renewi PLC.
  • The company's updated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) evaluation score is the result of an increase in its ESG profile score to 77 from 75, combined with strong preparedness.
  • S&P Global Ratings' ESG evaluation is a cross-sector, relative analysis of an entity's capacity to continue to operate successfully.
  • Since the first ESG evaluation, published in June 2019, we have finalized ESG Evaluations across 19 sectors globally.

American Century Investments Further Commits To Sustainability With Creation Of Leadership Positions And Sustainable Investment Council

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Matt and Patricia's appointments as leaders of our corporate sustainability efforts and our new sustainable investment council, respectively, demonstrate our commitment to evolving and growing in this important area."

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  • Matt and Patricia's appointments as leaders of our corporate sustainability efforts and our new sustainable investment council, respectively, demonstrate our commitment to evolving and growing in this important area."
  • He also is a member of American Century's expanded management committee and its investment leadership team who provides governance to ESG initiatives for the firm.
  • Before joining American Century Investments in 2000, Oldroyd was at J.P. Morgan in asset management.
  • The council provides a platform to bring client insights back into the investment organization to accelerate the teams' progress in sustainable investing.

ESG SAAS Platform Novisto Announces US$8M Series A Funding and Adds JetBlue as Latest Partner

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Novisto is an official data licensee of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and a CDP Accredited Solutions Provider.

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  • Novisto is an official data licensee of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and a CDP Accredited Solutions Provider.
  • Charles Assaf, Co-founder and CEO of Novisto: "Corporate ESG reporting and management is now essential for investors and other important stakeholders.
  • Sara Bogdan, Director, Head of Sustainability and ESG at JetBlue Airways: "At JetBlue, ESG is a core part of our business strategy.
  • Novisto is an end-to-end enterprise software for smarter corporate sustainability management, empowering companies to create value from their ESG strategy, data, and reporting.

KBRA Releases ESG Research — Cybersecurity and Credit Risk

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Monday, May 24, 2021

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases research focused on the increased exposure to cybersecurity risk that corporates, financial institutions, and government issuers face, as well as the potential credit implications.

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  • Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases research focused on the increased exposure to cybersecurity risk that corporates, financial institutions, and government issuers face, as well as the potential credit implications.
  • In KBRAs view, it is important for an issuers management team to understand its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk profile to mitigate or capitalize on relevant ESG risks and opportunities.
  • KBRA has identified a subset of the most common ESG factors that can be credit-relevant for corporate, financial, and government issuers.
  • These risks include, but are not limited to, stakeholder preferences and reputational risk, climate risk, and cybersecurity risk.

National Grid PLC Assigned ESG Evaluation Score Of 82; Preparedness Strong

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

b'NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Ratings said today that it has assigned National Grid PLC (NG) an ESG evaluation score of 82.

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  • b'NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Ratings said today that it has assigned National Grid PLC (NG) an ESG evaluation score of 82.
  • The company\'s ESG evaluation score is the result of an ESG profile of 75 combined with strong preparedness.
  • The report is available here .\nNG\'s ESG evaluation score of 82 reflects a robust governance structure, strong preparedness for disruptions, and overall effective management of environmental and social risks.
  • Since the first ESG evaluation, published in June 2019, we have finalized ESG Evaluations across 19 sectors globally.

Stanley Black & Decker Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking for the Second Year in a Row

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

"\nThe 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is based on 146 ESG transparency and performance factors in eight pillars: climate change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human rights, stakeholders and society, and ESG performance.

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  • "\nThe 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is based on 146 ESG transparency and performance factors in eight pillars: climate change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human rights, stakeholders and society, and ESG performance.
  • In 2021, Stanley Black & Decker\'s top pillars of performance were " ESG performance", "climate change" and "environment.
  • "The best corporate citizens of 2021 are answering the call by demonstrating the societal and bottom-line value of leadership and transparency around ESG topics.
  • Learn more at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com .\nAbout the 100 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking:\nThe 100 Best Corporate Citizens debuted in 1999 in Business Ethics Magazine and appeared annually in Corporate Responsibility Magazine for many years.

Philip Morris International Scored 60 On ESG Evaluation; Preparedness Adequate

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Thursday, May 13, 2021

b'LONDON, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --(S&P Global Ratings) -- S&P Global Ratings said today that U.S.-listed Philip Morris International (PMI) scored 60 in its ESG Evaluation .

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  • b'LONDON, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --(S&P Global Ratings) -- S&P Global Ratings said today that U.S.-listed Philip Morris International (PMI) scored 60 in its ESG Evaluation .
  • "\nWhat Is An ESG Evaluation?\nS&P Global Ratings\' ESG evaluation is a cross-sector, relative analysis of an entity\'s capacity to continue to operate successfully.
  • Since the first ESG evaluation, published in June 2019, we have finalized ESG Evaluations across 19 sectors globally.
  • ESG factors typically assess the impact of the entity on the natural and social environment and the quality of its governance.

Worldline Assigned ESG Evaluation Score Of 83; Preparedness Strong

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

b'LONDON, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Ratings said today that has assigned Worldline S.A. an ESG Evaluation score of 83 (see " ESG Evaluation: Worldline ").

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  • b'LONDON, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Ratings said today that has assigned Worldline S.A. an ESG Evaluation score of 83 (see " ESG Evaluation: Worldline ").
  • The company\'s ESG Evaluation score is the result of an ESG profile of 76, combined with strong (+7) preparedness.
  • Higher numbers indicate stronger sustainability, in our evaluations.\nWorldline\'s ESG evaluation of 83 indicates that in our view, the company has put environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues at the core of its strategy and has a strong preparedness for potential risks and opportunities in the sector.
  • Since the first ESG evaluation, published in June 2019, we have finalized ESG Evaluations across 19 sectors globally.

ESG data startup Good.Lab lands pre-seed round to help companies accelerate sustainable impact

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

"I am thrilled to put my support behind Good.Lab to help businesses solve today\'s ESG data challenges.

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  • "I am thrilled to put my support behind Good.Lab to help businesses solve today\'s ESG data challenges.
  • "\nGood.Lab was started to create a more equitable and sustainable economy by unleashing the power of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) data.
  • We provide strategy, consulting, and data solutions that help companies supercharge sustainable impact by making their ESG data actionable and smart.
  • We transform our clients\' ESG data reporting engine to deliver actionable insights to management, reliable data to investors, and transparent data to customers.

Investics to Provide Arabesque S-Ray ESG Portfolio Analytics

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Monday, May 10, 2021

b'WESTON, Mass., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Investics Data Services Company, Inc. has reached an agreement with Arabesque S-Ray to provide a suite of Arabesque S-Ray ESG data through the Investics Cloud Ecosystem (ICE) and Investics DARTS data marketplace.

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  • b'WESTON, Mass., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Investics Data Services Company, Inc. has reached an agreement with Arabesque S-Ray to provide a suite of Arabesque S-Ray ESG data through the Investics Cloud Ecosystem (ICE) and Investics DARTS data marketplace.
  • Clients can subscribe to one or more of the various Investics DARTS Arabesque S-Ray ESG datasets on AWS Marketplace and seamlessly integrate the S-Ray ESG data with their own portfolio holdings and other investment data on Investics ICE for further performance, risk and exposure analysis, as well as stay ahead of the formative ESG regulatory reporting requirements developing globally.\nThese new Investics DARTS Arabesque S-Ray ESG offerings will allow subscribers to integrate a suite of ESG metrics with their own portfolio holdings for investment management, company analysis, risk management, compliance and regulatory reporting purposes.
  • Currently covering over 8,000 of the world\'s largest listed corporations, the machine learning technology of Arabesque S-Ray combines over 250 ESG metrics with news signals from over 30,000 sources to drive key sustainability insights for its clients.
  • It is the first ESG data provider of its kind to rate companies on the normative principles of the United Nations Global Compact (GC Score).