Moody’s ESG & Climate Risk / Insights & Analysis

Insights and Analysis

We are building new alliances with experts in the ESG, climate and sustainable finance fields, which broaden Moody’s growing platform of risk assessment capabilities.
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This increased cooperation and access to ESG data and research supports our commitment to sustainable finance and enhances our thought leadership on ESG considerations. Read some of our key research pieces below.

Research Highlights

The Coronavirus Experience will Likely Change Habits and Reshape Financial Institutions’ Business Models

MAy

2020

For financial services, much of the impact will be short-term, but we expect there will be far-reaching longer-term effects that will fundamentally reshape many aspects of the macroeconomy, business life and consumer behavior.

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Benchmark 2020-IG2 Mortgage Trust

MAY

2020

First CMBS Pre-Sale report using data from our affiliate Four Twenty Seven, leading publisher and provider of market intelligence on the economic risk of climate change.

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ESG Focus

APRIL

2020

Latest quarterly compilation highlighting recent Moody’s research on the credit implications of ESG issues. Special Coronavirus edition.

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Deepening ESG focus in Emerging Markets will Spur Growth in Sustainable Debt

MARCH

2020

Emerging Market economies are particularly susceptible to ESG risks and face immense investment needs to finance sustainable development.

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Calculating the Economic Impact of Natural Disasters

REAL

TIME

The effects of storms and other natural disasters can range from mild, with losses driven primarily by economic disruption, to severe, with widespread destruction causing short-term challenges and potentially altering an economy’s long-term trajectory.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Banks?

november

2019

Climate change is likely to both disrupt the financial services industry and yield opportunities for the sector. To develop effective climate risk stress testing practices, banks must first understand the effect of climate events on financial interests.

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The Economic Implications of Climate Change

JUNE

2019

While climate change will likely cause productivity to fall in every country, many of the most negatively affected countries are emerging market economies.

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Real Estate Climate Risks: How Will Europe be Impacted?

september

2019

Extreme weather events driven by climate change are having severe impacts that are increasingly being seen across Europe, with implications for real estate markets.

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Climate Risk, Real Estate and the Bottom Line

october

2018

Four Twenty Seven and real estate technology company GeoPhy announced the release of a data product that provides granular projections of the impacts of climate change on real estate investment trusts (REITs).

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Responding to Economic Climate Risk in Australia

JUNE

2018

The global tide of interest in the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has hit the shores of Australian financial markets, and corporations and investors now face the challenge of accurately assessing, reporting and addressing their exposure to physical climate risks.

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Assessing Exposure to Climate Risk in U.S. Municipalities

may

2018

As data shows that climate change will pose challenges to several economically important U.S. municipalities, credit rating agencies are increasingly incorporating physical climate risk into their municipal rating criteria.

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Amazon Fires in a Global Context of Deforestation

september

2019

Findings show that investors should not only care for Amazon fires but also for deforestation in other vulnerable regions such as Indonesia and Malaysia, where the big majority of controversies are reported.

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Mining & Metals Sector: 2019 Key Findings

july

2019

ESG sector report on Mining and Metals

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Companies Tackling Child Labour in the Supply Chain

JUNE

2019

On the International Day Against Child Labour, Vigeo Eiris publishes this sustainability focused report on assessing companies’ performances and abilities to tackle child labour in their supply chain.

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