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Moody's Talks - Emerging Markets Decoded
Episode 22
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February 3, 2021
Climate risks and income inequality are prime ESG risks for EM governments
Inside this episode
Marie Diron and Daniela Re Fraschini from the Sovereign team discuss our new environmental, social and governance (ESG) sovereign scores and how sustainability issues contribute to credit risks for emerging market countries.
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- Moody's Emerging Markets Hub Bringing clarity to ever-shifting credit dynamics across emerging economies.
- Sovereigns – Global Explanatory Comment: New scores depict varied and largely credit-negative impact of ESG factors Considering exposure to environmental and social risk, governance strength, and financial and institutional buffers, ESG factors commonly have a negative impact on sovereign ratings.
- CROSS-SECTOR RATING METHODOLOGY: General Principles for Assessing Environmental, Social and Governance Risks Methodology This methodology describes our General Principles for Assessing Environmental, Social and Governance Risks.
