Risk Businesses
In this report, we highlight the key drivers of the credit relevance of ESG following the publishing of ESG scores for all rated Sovereigns.
VIEW REPORTOur global heat map dissects the environmental risk exposure of 89 industry sectors, representing $79 trillion in rated debt.
VIEW REPORTOur carbon transition assessments (CTAs) of 51 US electric utilities and power generators that own generation assets show a wide range of positioning for the transition to a low-carbon economy.
VIEW REPORTWe cited ESG risks as a material credit consideration in 50% of the more than 6,900 public-sector rating actions that we published from January 2019 to March 2020.
VIEW REPORTGlobal issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds totaled a record $127.3 billion in the third quarter, 30% higher than the previous record achieved during the second quarter of this year.
VIEW REPORTSix key themes will shape the credit environment in the year ahead: Uneven recovery, policy challenges, rising debt burdens, digital transformation, environmental impact and social trends.
VIEW REPORTThis empirical study quantifies corporate valuation and credit impacts of climate-related hazard events, finding statistically and economically significant negative impacts of hazard events on the subsequent valuation of affected firms.
VIEW REPORTWe provide an update in this paper on the worst affected property types and geographic markets—and offer our thoughts on how conditions in the CRE debt markets will likely evolve through the rest of the year.
VIEW REPORTA staggering nearly one-third of American workers have taken a direct financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, either through a lost job, lost hours, or a pay cut.
VIEW REPORTAs institutions attempt to use established, well-developed models to evaluate the current credit environment, it is clear these are not working adequately. This paper addresses these challenges.
VIEW REPORTLong-term prospects for U.S. economic growth fall short of what held during the second half of the 20th century. The demographic outlook for the next 10 years differs drastically from what held in 1997-2000.
VIEW REPORTThis report analyzes sovereign exposure to floods, heat stress, hurricanes and typhoons, sea level rise, water stress and wildfires based on the only known global dataset matching physical climate risk exposure to locations of population, GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) and agricultural areas within countries.
VIEW REPORTThis analysis uses the TCFD Climate Strategy Assessment dataset from Moody's affiliate V.E to explore how US firms stand against policy recommendations outlined in recent reports by the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Business Roundtable (BRT) and assesses how disclosure in the US compares to reporting in other markets.
VIEW REPORTFour Twenty Seven developed a first-of-its-kind global dataset projecting changes to wildfire potential under a changing climate, at a granularity of about 25 x25 kilometers.
VIEW REPORTThe relationship between race and climate change is too often ignored. The recent protests for racial justice and police reform call attention to the fact that racism is still deeply embedded in our institutions and public policies.
VIEW REPORTThe report explores which physical impacts are already locked in, identifies how Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) scenarios apply, and describes an approach to setting up scenario analysis for near-term physical climate risks.
VIEW REPORTIn October 2020, the United Nations ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). We explore how this change in international law may impact investors.
VIEW REPORTIn this research paper, we showcase the solution that V.E has developed for investors to help them in measuring EU Taxonomy Alignment.
VIEW REPORTIn this research paper, we examine where companies stand today in terms of adopting the TCFD recommendations. Our research indicates that most companies still lag behind in terms of disclosures.
VIEW REPORTV.E analyses how insurance companies factor emerging risks into their service offering. This Sustainability-Focused analysis provides an overview of the European landscape.
VIEW REPORTThe C-19 Dataset can be used as a lens to view the extent to which a company is fundamentally prepared to manage the risks and opportunities that the pandemic presents over the medium and long term.
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