A Move Away from ESG Scoring: KBRA’s ESG Philosophy

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ESG Talks

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Welcome to ESG Talks, a KBRA Podcast series focusing on environmental, social, and governance (ESG). This podcast will highlight various ESG hot topics and will include commentary from prominent voices within the ESG community. As we continue to expand globally, KBRA Podcasts is a go-to source for timely briefings directly from our knowledgeable team members and guests.

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A Move Away from ESG Scoring: KBRA’s ESG Philosophy

ESG Talks

19 minutes 7 seconds

2 years ago

A Move Away from ESG Scoring: KBRA’s ESG Philosophy

In this episode of ESG Talks, Emilie Nadler from KBRA’s ESG team interviews President and CEO, Jim Nadler, and Pat Welch, Chief ESG and Ratings Policy Officer. With recent market developments and a move by some rating agencies away from ESG scoring systems, Jim and Pat discuss KBRA’s view on ESG scoring and the evolution of KBRA’s ESG philosophy. As a credit rating agency, KBRA remains steadfastly focused on analyzing the financial materiality of ESG factors and their relevance to credit today and in the future. KBRA’s position has long been that the process of merging ESG scoring into credit ratings muddles the purity of credit risk analysis by introducing ESG metrics that may have little to no financial materiality.