ESG Credit and Sustainable Finance
Moody’s insights on the credit impact of ESG factors and latest analysis of sustainable debt instruments
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  • All Environmental
  • All Social
  • All Governance
  • ESG Credit Scores
  • Second Party Opinions

  • ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
    07 Feb 2024|Moody's Investors Service

    Our net zero assessments provide an independent and comparable view on the strength of an entity’s carbon emissions reduction plans compared to a global net zero pathway. They incorporate an entity’s ambition, the implementation of its plan and its governance of greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

     


    Net Zero Assessments

     

    ESG Scores: Credit Impact Scores and Issuer Profile Scores Explained
    On-Demand Webinar
    08 Mar 2022|Moody's Investors Service
    Listen to our on-demand webinar where the Moody’s ESG Integration team review the approach to the ESG issuer profile scores and credit impact scores and provide some key insights into the impact of ESG on credit ratings.
    Methodology
    28 Sep 2023|Moody's Investors Service
    In this cross-sector rating methodology, we explain our general principles for assessing environmental (E), social (S) and governance (G) risks, collectively ESG, in our credit analysis for all sectors globally.
    Sustainable Finance and Second Party Opinions
    Sector in-depth
    27 Feb 2024|Moody's Investors Service
    The sustainable debt market is growing across geographies and structures, reflecting efforts by regulators to promote market transparency and credibility, and increased focus by investors on environmental and social risks.
    ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
    03 Oct 2022|Moody's Investors Service
    This framework explains how we provide second party opinions of green, social and sustainability financial instruments or financing frameworks following either a use of proceeds or sustainability-linked approach.
    Research Report Highlights
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    podcast
    04 Mar 2024|Moody's Investors Service

    Female labour participation rates have more than recovered losses sustained during the pandemic. The associated boost in economic activity and support to households is positive for a range of issuers.

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    sector in-depth
    04 Mar 2024|Moody's Investors Service

    Across regions, the correlation between board gender diversity and credit ratings is evident in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, according to our analysis of about 3,100 companies we rate.


    sector in-depth
    29 Feb 2024|Moody's Investors Service

    Issuance of sustainable bonds that finance projects tied to gender equality and the empowerment of women is poised to extend recent gains after topping $49 billion in 2023, up 53% from 2022.


    Report
    28 Feb 2024|Moody's Analytics

    Sharp post-pandemic rebound in female labour force participation helps drive gains in global economic prosperity.


    podcast
    28 Feb 2024|Moody's Investors Service
    We discuss the severe thunderstorms' rising insured costs. Plus: Earnings weakness in the Medicare Advantage business and US commercial real estate exposure of German banks.
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    sector in-depth
    28 Feb 2024|Moody's Investors Service
    Policymakers are fostering transition finance to help companies in hard-to-abate sectors shift their business models. But entities tapping such funding may face more regulatory and investor scrutiny.

    Video
    27 Feb 2024|Moody's Investors Service
    The presence of women on boards also correlates with credit strength in companies in advanced economies, reflecting the fact that diversity of opinion supports good corporate governance.
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    sector in-depth
    26 Feb 2024|Moody's Investors Service
    The states’ ability to effectively manage water resources will become increasingly important for credit quality as climate change intensifies.

    Sector in-depth
    16 Jan 2024|Moody's Investors Service

    Twenty-one sectors face very high or high social credit risk, up from 14 in 2019, according to our updated heat map of social risk. Social risks are more pervasive than environmental risks.


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    Video
    08 Jan 2024|Moody's Investors Service

    Six key environmental, social and governance trends will shape credit strength in 2024 and beyond.  Read the outlook.


    Sector In-Depth
    14 Dec 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Progress on pledges made will raise carbon transition risks for certain entities, but the credit impact will be determined by how and when policymakers and investors translate them into action.


    Sector In-Depth
    12 Dec 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Brazil's ecological plan can support the nation's credit by promoting sustainable development that increases productivity and jobs, including in regions where social inequities are most pronounced.


    Infographic
    07 Dec 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Companies in hard-to-abate sectors are slowly raising the ambition of their decarbonization goals. Some could find it harder to attract funding as banks steadily clamp down on emissions financing.


    Sector in-depth
    07 Dec 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Bridging the gap will involve a multipronged approach to ensure infrastructure projects are attractive to private-sector investment and use of multilateral development bank funding is optimized.


    Sector In-Depth
    05 Dec 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Many utilities and oil and gas companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council have set emissions targets, but none for indirect emissions in the value chain (scope 3), which form most of their emissions.


    Sector In-Depth
    29 Nov 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    While the shift to clean energy comes with credit risks, these can be mitigated by associated economic opportunities for those governments with the institutional capacity to capitalize on them.


    infographic
    29 Nov 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Despite diversified business models and healthy access to capital, continued capital spending on oil and gas production and insufficient non-hydrocarbon investments indicate sustained exposure to a rapid transition.


    Data Story
    28 Nov 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Environmental credit risk will increase as the transition to a low-carbon economy proceeds apace and the adverse effects of climate change become more evident.


    podcast
    27 Nov 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Carbon transition, adaptation to climate change and climate finance – core topics at COP28 – are crucial for EMs because of their exposure to environmental risks and limited capacity to respond.

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    Sector In-Depth
    22 Nov 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Exposure to water-related risks, which climate change will compound, curbs growth potential and erodes fiscal resources. It also adds to social and cross-border tensions, raising political risk.


    Sector In-Depth
    21 Nov 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Cities can be vulnerable to physical climate risks, such as flooding and extreme heat, given their geography and topography, and because of their concentrations of people, assets and infrastructure.


    Sector In-Depth
    20 Nov 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    Positioning for a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy varies greatly among and sometimes within sectors, our updated proprietary carbon transition indicator scores show.

    More on COP28


    20 Nov 2023|Moody's Investors Service

    With the window to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees closing, the focus on net zero commitments is likely to intensify at this year’s climate summit, adding to pressure on carbon-intensive entities. 

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