Companies, Corporate Governance, ESG, ESG Rating, Fashion / 04.08.2020

The modern slavery case at Boohoo shows the importance of investigating firms' ESG practices more deeply. The Manchester-based online fast-fashion retailer Boohoo has launched an independent review of its domestic supply chain after the Sunday Times published an investigation affirming that workers manufacturing its products at a...

ESG Rating / 21.11.2019

As of November 21, 2019 S&P Global announced it will acquire the ESG Ratings Business from RobecoSAM which consists of two units: one dealing with SAM CSA which issues ESG ratings and a second providing in-depth reports to companies for comparing relative performance relative. SAM...

ESG Rating / 01.10.2019

Thomson Reuters Corp announced on Monday it had completed the sale of a majority stake (around 55%) in its Financial & Risk unit to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP. The unit will now be rebranded as Refinitiv. Investors also announced that Refinitiv will invest in multiple...

ESG Rating / 17.09.2019

As the Financial Times pointed out, a vast amount of deals occurred recently that involved ESG rating agencies: the demand for sustainability and corporate governance data has risen among investors and regulators. Today, Financial Times announced that  two of the three main credit rating agencies...

ESG Rating / 13.08.2019

The asset management giant Vanguard has ejected 29 stocks from the funds created to invest in companies with strong environmental, social and governance records.  The news published by the Financial Times as of August 13, 2019 reports Vanguard statement after the event: “the companies were included...

ESG Rating / 01.08.2019

London Stock Exchange ("LSE") signed a deal with investment funds affiliated with Blackstone and Thomson Reuters to acquire Refinitiv, financial data and trading platforms provider. Refinitiv shareholders will acquire a stake of approximately 37 per cent economic interest in LSEG and less than 30 per cent of the total voting rights...