All Corporate debt articles
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Case studyDanica: Reaching net zero through sectoral target setting
Setting an ambitious target in the utilities sector.
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Case studyNeuberger Berman: Climate-integrated strategic asset allocation
Neuberger Berman’s Climate-Integrated Strategic Asset Allocation framework serves to incorporate climate risks and opportunities into top-down portfolio construction for multi-asset portfolios
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Case studyEdenTree Investment Management: Clean water, energy and climate change
SDG outcomes case study
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Blog postShould investors expect to earn high returns on sustainable investments?
By Lubos Pastor, University of Chicago; Robert F. Stambaugh and Lucian A. Taylor, University of Pennsylvania
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with insurance companies
Corporate bond investors and analysts met with two life insurance groups and discussed issues including the importance of good corporate governance in the sector and the societal cost of the energy transition.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with North American banks
Credit analysts met with six representatives from four US and Canadian banks to discuss the importance of good governance, the challenges for banks in gauging clients’ climate exposure, and their concerns over sustainable finance regulation.
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Thought leadershipAre the TCFD recommendations useful for credit risk analysis?
Read about how investors and credit rating agencies use the information provided by companies following the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures in their credit risk analysis.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with UK banks
Credit analysts met with seven representatives from four UK banks to discuss governance and litigation risk, climate change and the net-zero transition, and the prospects for new financing structures such as social bonds.
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WebinarESG in credit risk and ratings: broadening the outreach to investment consultants
Investment consultants are critical stakeholders in the investment chain, as they can play a key role in supporting asset owners to develop responsible investment practices. This webinar explores the extent to which ESG incorporation in fixed income approaches are developing and how gaps are being addressed, based on the findings ...
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with EU banks
Credit analysts met with 14 representatives from eight EU banks to discuss the importance of good governance, the increased focus on cybersecurity and the new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
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WebinarESG in credit risk and ratings: from performance to prospect assessment
This session will bring together credit analysts and corporate representatives to discuss how to balance static versus strategic ESG disclosure. It will also explore how to promote a more forward-looking approach to credit risk analysis through bondholder engagement and better issuer communication.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with utilities companies
Corporate bond investors and analysts met with eight companies from the utilities sector to discuss progress on capturing ESG opportunities and mitigating risks. Discussions focused on the financial materiality of ESG, and the expected impact of utilities’ sustainability efforts on their creditworthiness.
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WebinarDo ESG information providers meet the needs of fixed income investors?
This webinar presents the main conclusions of discussions between credit analysts and ESG information providers of different specialism and scope, on how useful their data and service offerings are for fixed income investors, how the current products are evolving and where gaps remain.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with borrowers in the chemical sector
Credit analysts met with seven companies from the chemical sector to discuss energy usage and targets, plastics recycling and the need to transition to a sustainable economy.
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WebinarSocial factors as a credit risk: the example of the pharmaceutical industry
This webinar explores how social factors can affect credit risk analysis, using the pharmaceutical industry as an example, given its high exposure to social risks related to customer relations, responsible production, equal access to products and services, demographic and societal trends.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with sub-investment grade borrowers (Part 3)
Credit analysts met with seven companies from the transport and healthcare sectors to discuss ESG engagement and disclosure in the high-yield market. Discussions centred around the need for standardised data and the role of third-party ESG ratings providers.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with borrowers in the food value chain
Credit analysts met with eleven companies from the food value chain to discuss deforestation as it affects soft commodities like palm oil, soy and cattle. Discussions focused on establishing the connection between good ESG practices and cheaper debt.
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PRI reporting analysisThe evolution of responsible investment: an analysis of advanced signatory practices
This report delves into which practices have shifted to become the norm, and which ones remain advanced, suggesting that they are more challenging to implement.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with borrowers in the mining sector
Credit analysts met with four mining companies to discuss the sector’s transition from a ‘dirty industry’ facing multiple ESG risks, to a more sustainable business model. Discussions focused on analysts’ and companies’ differing assessments of the issues that pose the biggest financial risks.
