Monday, Dec 1
Navigating the Transition Label: Aligning with ICMA and LMA Guidelines (APAC)
Credit risks from environmental, social and governance factors are wide-ranging. Browse Moody’s thought leadership for insights into how sustainable and transition finance will address environmental risks, the social implications of technological and demographic shifts, and how governance can mitigate or amplify credit impact.
AI’s automation and augmentation of tasks will boost productivity to varying degrees. Governments’ fiscal capacity will be key to mitigating social strains and shape the pace of AI adoption.
Decarbonizing the UK economy will increase spending and debt by 2040 but longer term the shift to efficient low-carbon technologies will support growth and mitigate upfront fiscal costs.
Our corporate net zero assessments highlight that credible transition plans have pragmatic objectives, and are aligned with companies’ commercial strategies and shareholders’ expectations.
The use of coal is rising in Indonesia, which deviates from long-term sustainability goals. Missing these goals will amplify credit, market and operational risks for banks.
Rising global economic and insured losses are intensifying the focus on adaptation investment, which can reduce credit exposure to extreme weather and to broader environmental and social risks.
The rise of transition-inclusive APAC taxonomies will help increase capital mobilization in carbon-intensive sectors that have found it difficult to tap into the sustainable finance market.
As global decarbonization policy fragments, major economies in Asia-Pacific will play an increasingly important role in the transition. The pace of change will shape the credit impact across sectors.
Nuclear is an efficient and stable power source, but first-of-a-kind reactors often face delays and cost overruns. Policy will be key to enabling nuclear’s expansion and ability to curb credit risks.
Delayed decarbonization goals raise the prospect of a sharp policy response that could be disruptive for companies that underinvested in the transition or invested in poorly performing asset classes.
Despite large economies’ progress, reaching Paris Agreement targets to cut emissions would involve significant policy acceleration and investment, raising credit risk for carbon-intensive sectors.
Rapid population and economic growth, reliance on fossil fuels and other factors can make it difficult to hit less stringent corporate decarbonization targets than those for advanced economy peers. Available in: Portugués, Español
Updated national targets cover a wider range of sectors, including property and waste, with related credit risks. Social priorities, such as energy affordability, and adaptation planning are in focus. Available in: Portugués, عربي, Français, Español
Global EV adoption will be slower than previously forecast this year and next. Still, we still expect half of new vehicles sold to be electric by 2035, with plug-in hybrids taking more market share.
First-quarter sustainable bond issuance totaled $226 billion, up 4% from the fourth quarter but down 27% from a year earlier, though the volume kept pace with our full-year forecast of $1 trillion.
Even with robust climate action plans, companies in certain industries may miss their emissions targets because of long-term sector dynamics and external factors beyond their control.
Scenario analysis highlights varying credit risks as energy security concerns and the competitiveness of renewables will underscore investment in carbon transition, despite near-term obstacles.
A material delay in decarbonization raises the prospect of a sharp policy response. That scenario would heighten credit risk for companies that have underinvested in the energy transition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Browse our curated list of events. Hosted throughout the year across multiple regions and on a wide range of topics, we explore the risks and opportunities behind the most topical market issues. Use our calendar to find webinars and in-person conferences across a variety of sectors, industries, and key risk areas
Monday, Dec 1
Navigating the Transition Label: Aligning with ICMA and LMA Guidelines (APAC)
Wednesday, Dec 3
Navigating the Transition Label: Aligning with ICMA and LMA Guidelines (EMEA & US)
Tuesday, Jan 27
2026 Sustainable Finance Credit and Sustainable Bond Outlook (EMEA & US)
Wednesday, Jan 28
2026 Sustainable Finance Credit and Sustainable Bond Outlook (APAC)
Nuclear is an efficient and stable power source, but first-of-a-kind reactors often face delays and cost overruns. Policy will be key to enabling nuclear’s expansion and ability to curb credit risks.
Wider use of biofuels will depend on technological advances, diversification of feedstocks and supportive government policies to reduce investment risk and buffer market volatility.
Issuers are increasingly constructing sustainable bond frameworks to finance technologies such as carbon capture and low-emission hydrogen, reflecting heightened focus on carbon transition.
Hydrogen will not be a major tool of decarbonization for at least another decade. Technological advances, infrastructure investments, regulatory support and cross-sector coordination will be needed.
New applications of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies could reduce exposure to carbon transition risks if policy and innovation bring down high costs and logistical barriers.
Investment in areas such as carbon capture and green hydrogen will bring opportunities for sectors like steel and shipping where technological limits and costs have stymied decarbonization.
The clean energy technology needed for net zero futures of steelmaking, aviation and other industries is drawing investment, but a lot more is needed to transform these sectors.