S&P Capital IQ Pro offers over 700 billion ESG data, analytics, and tools alongside financial and industry data to help market participants transition to a low carbon economy

Some 196 finalists to be recognized at the annual event

Carbon Intensity set to be major component in measurement of crude emissions

S&P 500 quarterly buybacks approach $200 billion and are now 11% off their all-time high of $223 billion set in Q4 2018

Today marks the launch of the Net Zero Financial Services Provider Alliance (NZFSPA)

Bank Card and Composite Rate at Lowest Levels Since 2004

Second Consecutive Monthly Decline in Muni Volume

The Pro platform features significantly enhanced content, functionality, and tools

- Credit ratings agency expands its sustainable financing opinions

New prices offer granular look at actual costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions with biofuels

New voluntary carbon credit and co-benefits indices bring transparency to emerging environmental commodity space

Bank Card Default Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since 2015

Builds on existing suite of assessments for key consumption hubs in US, Europe and Japan

Corporate Volumes Edge Higher

Next step in expanding suite of low-carbon metals and raw materials assessments

Builds on CORSIA-eligible, Nature-based and Household Devices Carbon Credit Assessments

Session will be Webcast

Unified Digital Experience Helps Clients Seamlessly, Efficiently Assess Opportunities, Plan for Low-Carbon Future

Diluted EPS Increased 1% to $3.30; Adjusted Diluted EPS Increased 6% to $3.62

First half of 2021 saw €16.6 billion of leveraged term loan issuance with margin ratchets linked to ESG-related KPIs, equating to 24% of the market

All Loan Types Show Lower Default Rates

Impact will be Minimal in Near to Medium Term

'Fit for 55' - a strong starting proposal, but will need follow through and commitments

New index measures the performance of more than 240 cryptocurrency coins

Corporate Volumes Continue Decline

- Q2 2021 U.S. common dividend increases were $15.4 billion, down 24.2% from $20.3 billion in Q1 2021 and up 130.3% from $6.7 billion in Q2 2020.

Report reveals ESG to play significant role in shaping future IT industry strategies with implications for investors, suppliers, digital leaders and consumers