ESG Scores Explained: Quantifying the degree of credit impact
Moody’s Investors Service’s updated ESG Cross Sector Methodology introduces new ESG issuer profile scores and credit impact scores for issuers across corporates, infrastructure, financial institutions, public finance and sovereigns.
In this session, the Moody’s ESG Integration team will review the approach to the new ESG issuer profile scores and credit impact scores and provide some key insights into the impact of ESG on credit ratings.
- What are MIS’ ESG issuer profile scores (IPSs) and credit impact scores (CISs)?
- What is the process for assigning these scores?
- What is the distribution of scores assigned thus far?
- How do ESG considerations impact credit ratings?
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SpeakersRahul Ghosh Managing Director, ESG Outreach & Research Moody's Investors Service
Lucia Lopez Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, ESG Moody's Investors Service
Ram Sri-Saravanapavaan Assistance Vice President - ESG Analyst Moody's Investors Service
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Rahul Ghosh is Managing Director, ESG Outreach & Research for Moody’s Investors Service.
Rahul leads global oversight for the credit rating agency’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and outreach strategy. In this capacity, he is responsible for co-ordinating high quality and impactful research exploring the credit implications of ESG, as well as digital and in-person outreach to meet the growing market needs of investors, issuers and other important stakeholders.
Rahul is a regular participant at high-profile industry working groups, market briefings, external conferences and media engagements. He is a member of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, a market-led initiative to develop a risk management and disclosure framework for nature-related risks. He has also represented Moody’s on the UN Principles for Responsible Investment's advisory committee on credit ratings and the Green and Social Bond Principles working groups. He has presented on the impact of climate change on emerging market sovereigns at the G20 Green Finance Study Group and on sustainable finance trends at the International Finance Corporation’s Global Debt Mobilization Conference.
Before his current role, Rahul oversaw Moody’s ESG Solutions Group outreach and engagement activities globally with the sustainability stakeholder community. He also previously worked in Moody’s Credit Strategy & Research team where he was responsible for thematic research and outreach on global emerging market (EM) credit trends. Prior to joining Moody’s in 2013, Rahul was the Head of Asia at BMI Research (Fitch Solutions) in Singapore, leading a team of macroeconomists and industry specialists in analysing sovereign risk, sector performance and the capital markets.
Rahul is a passionate impact leader for Moody’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in London, chairing the pillar on “activating an environmentally sustainable future”. He holds a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh and a Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Society of the UK.
Lucia Lopez is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Environmental, Social and Governance group. In her role, Lucia contributes on all aspects to systematically and transparently incorporate ESG considerations into its ratings. Lucia brings multi-disciplinary expertise in broader ESG issues through past positions as a corporate credit analyst and a banker.
Lucia frequently represents the firm as a speaker through conversations with investors, policymakers and other market participants around the world. Before moving to the ESG team, Lucia was a lead analyst in the EMEA Corporate Finance Group since 2018. Prior to Moody’s, Lucia worked for over 15 years at a number of banks including Deutsche Bank and Barclays as a senior credit officer specializing in leverage finance and natural resources.
Lucia holds a Masters in European Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Ram Sri-Saravanapavaan is an assistant vice president within Moody’s ESG team. He currently leads the global effort on the integration of social considerations into analysis, ratings and research. Ram has helped author Moody’s global environmental and social risks heat maps, and associated framework reports