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Demographics, Competition Test School Budgets

By Erika Smull

Demographic shifts, more competition in the public school arena, and state aid formulas are driving challenges.

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Global Climate, Biodiversity Conferences in 2024, Mark Progress, Highlight New Goals

January 2, 2025 - Robert Fernandez

United Nations conferences conducted in 2024 continued to focus nations on the key sustainability risks presented by climate change and degradation of biodiversity around the world.

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Sustainable Bond Issuance Has Remained Solid While Some Sectors are Seeing Divergence

October 1, 2024 - Robert Fernandez, Ruth Ducret

Breckinridge has followed the developments of the sustainable bond market for over a decade.

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California’s FAIR Plan and Potential Implications for State and Local Municipal Bonds

July 1, 2024 - Ruth Ducret

The voluntary insurance market and state and local governments seek to adapt and increase resiliency in the face of a changing climate.

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Sustainability Frameworks Shaping Breckinridge Credit Research Enhanced, Newly Launched

July 1, 2024 - Robert Azrin, Michael Bonanno, Matt Corn

Sustainability frameworks help to shape the work of Breckinridge security analysts as they assess the credit worthiness of corporate and municipal bonds.

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Enhanced Breckinridge Water/Sewer Sustainability Framework Flows From Continuous Improvement Focus

April 1, 2024 - Michael Bonanno, Ruth Ducret, Erika Smull

Breckinridge enhanced and updated its municipal water/sewer sustainability framework, reflecting a commitment to continuous improvement in investment research.

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International Sustainability Standards Board Issues First Two Reporting Standards

January 2, 2024 - Robert Fernandez, Joshua Stein

The ISSB issued new standards for securities issuers reporting on sustainability and climate risks as they relate to their businesses.

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In Evaluating Risks from Weather Extremes, Insurers and Bond Investors Share Strategies and Goals

September 18, 2023 - Robert Fernandez, Joshua Stein

P&C insurance companies and bond investors find common approaches to integrate climate risk into their investment options.

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Using Muni SMAs to Assist Climate-Vulnerable Communities

September 18, 2023 - Erika Smull

Breckinridge’s new Climate Vulnerability Customization allows investors to allocate capital to climate-vulnerable communities in a data driven manner.

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Breckinridge Contributes to New Green Bond Disclosure Guidelines

July 3, 2023 - Ruth Ducret

Within the municipal bond market, there is the opportunity for greater issuance of labeled bonds given the often positive environmental and social impact inherent in these projects.

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Elevating Biodiversity’s Profile Reveals Interrelationships with Climate Risks

July 3, 2023 - Robert Fernandez

The Global Biodiversity Framework signing at the UN’s December 2022 COP 15 conference elevated the profile of biodiversity.

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CFA Institute ESG Standards Address Investment Product Disclosure Practices

April 3, 2023 - Robert Fernandez

The institute’s standards are intended to address a broad range of ESG practices and approaches.

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Investors’ Scrutiny of Water Risks Should Not Dry Up

April 3, 2023 - Erika Smull

Drought, water supply shortages, and regulatory risks bear monitoring.