ESG
ESG
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Continued market demand means not-for-profit hospitals must think about their ESG strategy, according to a Kaufman Hall analyst.
April 14 -
States need to balance the growing concerns about oil prices with the need for infrastructure, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said.
April 13 -
"If you clean it, they will come," says an EPA official as new federal environmental funding helps cities revamp old industrial areas into new neighborhoods.
April 12 -
Supply for the holiday-shortened week is $4.8 billion. Municipals performed the worst since 1980 in the first quarter of 2022, but some analysts see the pain subsiding.
April 8 -
A mostly tax-exempt deal will let the District Department of Transportation to put energy efficient LEDs in its 75,000 streetlights.
April 8 -
SSM returns to the market with $323 million, highlighting its stronger balance sheet, ESG efforts, and medical partnerships that reflect a sector trend.
April 6 -
At least 80% of the fund has to be “ESG leaders,” or issuers that have shown leadership in terms of environmental and social stewardship within their communities relative to their peers and that sector.
April 6 -
S&P revised the outlook on Miami Beach to stable from negative and affirmed the AA-minus rating on the city’s resort tax revenue bonds.
April 6 -
SIFMA CEO Ken Bentsen and Head of Municipals Leslie Norwood discuss developments at the organization, the legislative outlook, and regulatory developments related to ESG. Kyle Glazier hosts. (28 minutes)
April 5 -
The $600 million deal is the authority's first 100% green transaction and it is also the first ever with bonds backed solely by revenue earned from specific transmission projects instead of the authority's general credit.
April 4 -
Firms remain uncertain about how state laws that apply litmus tests for banks and others seeking contracts with governmental entities impact them.
April 4 -
The city is pricing $168 million of subordinate wastewater revenue bonds on Tuesday. The system's main plant spilled raw sewage into Santa Monica Bay last year.
March 31 -
Nora Wittstruck, senior director and environmental social and governance sector lead at S&P Global Ratings, talks with Chip Barnett about climate change, sea level rise and how municipalities’ mitigation efforts affect South Florida and other parts of the U.S. (19 minutes)
March 29 -
The California Health Facilities Finance Authority will price the final authorization of $1.05 billion from the $2 billion program on Tuesday.
March 23 -
Elements of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate disclosure proposal may influence the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board as it considers more specific rules for the municipal bond market.
March 22 -
Moving beyond its goals for the ownership makeup of a deal team, Wisconsin pushed for diversity among the lead contacts working on a recent transaction.
March 22 -
The data DPC's new MuniESG uses includes both physical risk and carbon transition risk scores for more than 90% of local governments and school districts in the U.S.
March 18 -
The Government Finance Officers Association issued a warning for government officials aiming to deal in cryptocurrencies in addition to updating its best practices for issuers of designated bonds
March 17 -
Texas says it will crack down on financial companies it perceives to be mistreating the fossil fuel industry as it implements a 2021.
March 17 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s request for information on ESG is an attempt to bring politics into capital markets, Marlo Oaks said.
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