SECTOR IN-DEPTH
04 Mar 2020|Moody's Investors Service
An analysis of 28 of the largest banks we rate globally shows that 86% have committed to disclose their climate change-related risk exposures, although standardized reporting of estimated financial effect is a long way off. However, growing demand for “green” finance should drive continuing improvement in banks’ climate risk disclosures.
Podcast
02 Mar 2020|Moody's Investors Service
Brendan Sheehan and Ana Rayes of the ESG team discuss the gender diversity of European corporate boards. According to their analysis, companies with high ratings have the largest proportion of women on their boards. >> Read the report.
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SECTOR IN-DEPTH
02 Mar 2020|Moody's Investors Service
The effects of ongoing violent protests since October 2019 and any new upsurge in violence this year will weigh on Chile’s economic growth through 2021. Although Chile’s corporate, banking and government sectors for the most part can withstand slower growth, if demands for reduced working hours and other social concessions are implemented, labor costs in many consumer-related sectors would rise.
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SECTOR IN-DEPTH
02 Mar 2020|Moody's Investors Service
Infrastructure investments and supportive regulation will be critical for US investor-owned utilities to maintain credit quality in the face of worsening climate hazards.
SECTOR IN-DEPTH
27 Feb 2020|Moody's Investors Service
The environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund market is poised for breakout growth over the next five years and beyond as ESG investing benefits from rising social interest in sustainability, unique investment product characteristics, and favorable regulatory trends.
PODCAST
27 Feb 2020|Moody's Investors Service
Danielle Reed and Stephen Tu from the Funds and Asset Management team talk about what’s driving growth in ESG investing, some of its unique characteristics and why that growth is likely to continue.
REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK
27 Feb 2020|Moody's Investors Service
We are seeking feedback on our proposed carbon transition assessment (CTA) tool for the global refining and marketing industry. This sector framework is based on our carbon transition assessment (CTA) framework for non-financial companies.
SECTOR PROFILE
10 Feb 2020|Moody's Investors Service
A summary of the key ESG considerations impacting individual sectors as discussed in our 2020 Outlooks. As we discuss in our 2020 Outlook for Global Credit Conditions, ESG factors are increasingly manifesting as credit considerations in many sector outlooks
SECTOR IN-DEPTH
03 Feb 2020|Moody's Investors Service
Continued growth and diversification of these markets will be accompanied by innovation in new labels and structures, particularly with respect to transition bonds and sustainability-linked bonds and loans.
VIDEO
VIDEO
26 Feb 2020|Moody's Investors Service
Brandan Holmes from the Financial Institutions team examines the growing trend among European insurers to cut their underwriting and investment exposure to the fossil fuels sector, especially thermal coal. Lower fossil fuel exposure is credit positive for insurers as it makes them less likely to face climate change-related liabilities, while reducing the risk of their assets losing value as the transition to a low-carbon economy progresses.>> Read the Report