Description

Explore the key ESG issues relating to credit analysis, and how ESG factors impact company financials.

Learning Objectives

  1. Determine which outcomes are associated with incorporating ESG analysis into credit assessments.
  2. Identify the challenges that are unique to incorporating ESG analysis in fixed income securities, compared to other asset classes.
  3. Determine the main focus of credit analysis in evaluating an issuer's ability to meet debt obligations.
  4. Identify the factors that credit analysts should consider when performing industry analysis.
  5. Recognize the most important factors fixed-income analysts must consider when evaluating ESG risks in credit valuation.
  6. Identify the key principle of good practice for ESG-focused bond issuance according to the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA).
  7. Identify and categorize the key metrics for types of risk in sovereign debt analysis.