'This is a big deal': Moody's snaps up share in climate risk data firm Four Twenty Seven

Michael Holder
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Credit ratings giant said it wants to 'advance global standards for assessing environmental and climate risk factors'

Credit ratings giant Moody's has snapped up a majority stake in climate risk data firm Four Twenty Seven Inc. as part of its drive to "advance global standards for assessing environmental and climate risk...

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