ESG Evaluation recognised by Environmental
Finance for transparency and relevance
LONDON, June 29 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Ratings' ESG Evaluation has been
selected as best ESG assessment tool at this year's Environmental
Finance Sustainable Investment awards.
S&P Global Ratings' ESG Evaluation was commended for its
transparency and relevance, with one judge at the awards describing
it as a "transparent and robust product". Notably, the ratings
agency was recognised for publishing both its analytical approach
and key sustainability factors on its website, and for its
commitment to ensuring its evaluations remain up to date and in
line with both industry and company-level developments.
Susan Gray, Global Head of
Sustainable Finance Business and Innovation at S&P Global
Ratings, commented: "We are delighted our efforts have been
recognised by Environmental Finance at its prestigious
Sustainable Investment Awards. We launched the ESG Evaluation in
2019 as a response to companies' demand for a forward-looking,
qualitative, independent and data-driven assessment of their
performance and preparedness for future ESG risks and
opportunities. As well as companies' positive feedback, investors
and financiers also value our comprehensive assessment of a
company's ESG performance and strategy.
She added: "The consideration of preparedness is key to
understanding how entities are managing future challenges such as
climate transition, sector disruptions and supply chains."
What is the S&P Global Rating's ESG Evaluation?
The ESG Evaluation is an in-depth, forward-looking opinion of a
company's ability to manage future ESG risks and opportunities. A
company may request an ESG Evaluation by contacting S&P Global
Ratings' Commercial team directly.
The ESG Evaluation uses data from the S&P Global Corporate
Sustainability Assessment and is further supported by deeper
engagement between the Ratings' Analysts, company management and a
board member.
To date, S&P Global Ratings has more than 200 ESG
Evaluations either completed or underway, representing US$4.6 trillion in market capitalisation across
multiple sectors globally.
Public ESG Evaluations are freely accessible at spglobal.com
Notes for the editor
About S&P Global Ratings
S&P Global Ratings, part of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:
SPGI), is the world's leading provider of independent credit risk
research. We publish more than a million credit ratings on debt
issued by sovereign, municipal, corporate and financial sector
entities. With over 1,400 credit analysts in 26 countries, and more
than 150 years' experience of assessing credit risk, we offer a
unique combination of global coverage and local insight. Our
research and opinions about relative credit risk provide market
participants with information that helps to support the growth of
transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide.
Media Contact:
Arnaud Humblot +44 207 176 6685, arnaud.humblot@spglobal.com
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