REFINITIV

our tagline is ‘ data is just the beginning ’. We have a part to play , but we need to do it with everyone else – whether that ’ s other businesses , partners , competitors , governments or individuals – we all have to do it together to solve it . We ’ ll make sure that when it comes to the provision of data and analytics , we ’ ll absolutely be best in class .”

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“ Sustainable finance is shifting funding to investments that take more than just financial considerations into account – investments which put a value on environmental , social and governance ( ESG ) factors ” says Manning . Refinitiv offers the tools to make sustainable finance a reality for its customers across a range of ESG data and risk products . “ If a customer is looking to invest in these sustainable initiatives , we provide the transparent data and analysis to allow comparability . This is fundamental in reorienting capital to sustainable investments .” The company ’ s ESG data must overcome some hurdles to achieve parity with its more conventional financial data . “ Globally , there ’ s very

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