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ESG risks not sufficiently factored in to credit ratings says sustainable energy thinktank

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IEEFA questions value of current system and calls for end to short-termism.

Traditional credit rating assessments are “short-sighted” and “not intuitive” when it comes to incorporating ESG risk. That’s the conclusion of US-based thinktank the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial analysis (IEEFA) in a new report called Can Credit Assessments and Sustainability Coexist?

The report asserts the view that ESG

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