Financial information services provider Fitch Group announced today the launch of Sustainable Fitch, its new sustainability-focused analytics ecosystem, with the introduction of new ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. ratings products targeting fixed income investment products.
The new ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. ratings aim to provide assessments of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. performance at the entity, instrument, and ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. framework level. Ratings coverage will initially be focused on the ESG-labelled market, including green, socialSocial criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates., sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds, with plans to expand over the entire fixed-income investable universe.
Paul Taylor, CEO, Fitch Group, said:
“We have spent a lot of time assessing what is currently available in the market, listening to and gathering feedback from investors and other market participants. Our new ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Ratings product is in direct response to what the market is asking for, as was the case in 2019 when we created our ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Relevance Scores with investors in mind.”
Sustainable Fitch has created detailed reports and datasets, enabling cross-comparisons across industries, entities and instruments. The ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. ratings are presented on a scale ranging from 1 (“Excellent”) to 5 (“Poor”), and are supported by subgrades and detailed underlying datasets, allowing for granular comparative analysis. The reports also include qualitative commentary and additional information on instrument relevance and alignment with major standards and taxonomies.
Sustainable Fitch will be headed by Andrew Steel, Managing Director, Global Group Head of Sustainable Finance.
Steel said:
“Investors want transparent, cross comparable ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. ratings that look beyond labelling or targets to assess ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. fundamentals. Sustainable Fitch will provide investors with best-in-class ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Ratings, supported by data and analysis backed by the key tenets of consistency, comparability, coverage and granularity.”
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