Investors face a multitude of intersecting risks, including from environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Browse Moody’s thought leadership for a heightened understanding of how ESG considerations shape credit strength.


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Methodologies, frameworks, and heat maps

01 ESG impact on credit

ESG methodology: integrating ESG into credit analysis

In this cross-sector rating methodology, we explain our general principles for assessing environmental, social and governance risks in our credit analysis for all sectors globally.


02 Carbon transition indicator

Carbon transition indicator framework

In this methodology supplement, we explain our general approach to assigning carbon transition indicator scores, which assess entities’ carbon transition risk using a set of characteristics that we consider to be relevant and material for credit analysis in certain enterprise sectors.


03 Net zero assessments

Net zero assessment framework

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.


04 Second party opinions

Second party opinion assessment framework

Our second party opinion assessment 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.


05 Environmental risk heat map

Environmental risk heat map

Our heat map of environmental risk includes 90 sectors with about $82 trillion in rated debt. It reflects our assessment of the credit materiality of environmental risks for sectors across rating groups.


06 Social risk heat map

Social risk heat map

Our heat map of social risk includes 90 sectors with about $82 trillion in rated debt. It reflects our assessment of the credit materiality of social considerations for sectors across rating groups.


ESG methodology: integrating ESG into credit analysis

In this cross-sector rating methodology, we explain our general principles for assessing environmental, social and governance risks in our credit analysis for all sectors globally.


Carbon transition indicator framework

In this methodology supplement, we explain our general approach to assigning carbon transition indicator scores, which assess entities’ carbon transition risk using a set of characteristics that we consider to be relevant and material for credit analysis in certain enterprise sectors.


Net zero assessment framework

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.


Second party opinion assessment framework

Our second party opinion assessment 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.


Environmental risk heat map

Our heat map of environmental risk includes 90 sectors with about $82 trillion in rated debt. It reflects our assessment of the credit materiality of environmental risks for sectors across rating groups.


Social risk heat map

Our heat map of social risk includes 90 sectors with about $82 trillion in rated debt. It reflects our assessment of the credit materiality of social considerations for sectors across rating groups.



More ESG insights

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Growing policy support will speed up innovation in emerging green technologies                                                                                    

Female workforce participation boosts global income but gender parity remains far away                                                                                     

Green tech and climate finance will drive ESG credit impact against a complex policy backdrop                                                           

Upcoming and recent ESG events

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AMERICAS: Moody’s Green Tech Innovation Summit 2024

Join us as we gather a virtual audience across three sessions to explore the drivers and hurdles around emerging green tech. Top external practitioners and our in-house credit experts will debate how investment could make low-carbon solutions a viable alternative – and the factors that could stand in the way of evolution in this space.

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APAC: Moody’s Green Tech Innovation Summit 2024

Join us as we gather a virtual audience across three sessions to explore the drivers and hurdles around emerging green tech. Top external practitioners and our in-house credit experts will debate how investment could make low-carbon solutions a viable alternative – and the factors that could stand in the way of evolution in this space.

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EMEA: Moody’s Green Tech Innovation Summit 2024

Join us as we gather a virtual audience across three sessions to explore the drivers and hurdles around emerging green tech. Top external practitioners and our in-house credit experts will debate how investment could make low-carbon solutions a viable alternative – and the factors that could stand in the way of evolution in this space.


Contact us


Rahul Ghosh

Managing Director - Global

Sustainable Finance

rahul.ghosh@moodys.com

Swami Venkataraman

Associate Managing Director

Sustainable Finance - Assessments

swami.venkat@moodys.com

Lucia Lopez

Senior Vice President

Sustainable Finance - Credit

lucia.lopez@moodys.com

Rebecca Karnovitz

Vice President – Senior Credit Officer

Sustainable Finance – Thought Leadership

rebecca.karnovitz@moodys.com