Moody’s ESG Solutions - Capital Monitor

Moody’s ESG Solutions Group is a business unit of Moody’s Corporation serving the growing global demand for ESG and climate insights.

Committed to forging a sustainable future, Moody’s ESG Solutions can help your organization to better understand ESG performance, assess climate and environmental risk exposure, strengthen sustainability action plans, and communicate with key stakeholders. The unrivalled breadth and depth of our solution suite makes us uniquely placed to fulfil even the broadest spectrum of ESG-related goals in risk management, equity and credit markets.

Our craft begins with superior-quality data and analytical rigor: by combining ESG expertise with best-in-class risk analysis, we deliver adaptable data and analytics solutions to companies, banks, insurers, governments, as well as asset managers and asset owners that meet individual needs on a global scale.

Company Insights

Translating biodiversity goals into investment decisions

Biodiversity and natural capital are emerging as key considerations in sustainable investment strategies, but the development of suitable knowledge, data and reporting remains in relative infancy. Julia Haake of Moody’s ESG Solutions outlines why the topic is rapidly rising up the agenda for investors.

Managing investment transition risk and alignment: Not for the faint-hearted

As the global shift towards decarbonisation marches forward, investors must begin to analyse the transition risks that accompany this new paradigm. For financial actors committed to net zero – or similar low-carbon targets – understanding how to align their portfolios is equally as important. Investors need to “roll their sleeves up and get creative”, says Andrew Grant, VP of climate solutions at Moody’s

Why granular data is essential for climate risk insights

What should market participants prioritise when aiming to develop a clear view of ESG risks and opportunities? Julia Haake of Moody’s ESG Solutions, discusses how attitudes and expectations are changing, and the role ‘comprehensive coverage’ must play in greening the global economy.

White Papers

Integrating biodiversity into a risk assessment framework

Businesses sometimes engage in activities that may harm nature and they may also depend upon natural resources. These impacts can manifest across the entire value chain. Our framework to assess the exposure of lending and investment portfolios to biodiversity risks measures a company’s impact on biodiversity, its dependence on natural capital and its governance of biodiversity risks.

Sustainable bond volumes resilient in Q2 despite tighter financial conditions

This white paper looks at the global sustainable bond market in the second quarter of 2022.

Transition Risk and Opportunities for Asset Managers: Forward-looking metrics enhance investment strategies

The shift to a low-carbon economy will lead to significant changes for many industries, presenting new risks, known as transition risks, as well as opportunities.

Transition Risk and Opportunities for Banks: Greenhouse gas emissions and related disclosures lay the foundation for understanding financed emissions

The transition to a low-carbon economy presents risks to companies and in turn their lenders, through regulatory developments, technological changes and shifting market preferences. Banks can be adversely impacted by these risks due to magnification of liabilities on their balance sheets at risk of impairment over time. The associated need for financing for the transition also presents opportunities for banks to develop new offerings focused on low- carbon business strategies and investments.

ESG Themes for 2022

This white paper examines the key ESG issues of 2022 – from inflation and employee well-being to net-zero accountability and ESG disclosure.

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