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New Sovereign ESG Ratings show E and S factors now highly material for bond pricing

17 February 2022

Analysis of our new Sovereign ESG Ratings shows social risks are highly material to sovereign debt pricing, while also revealing that transition risks have now started to affect government bond spreads for the first time.

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Verisk Maplecroft launches Sovereign ESG Ratings

17 February 2022

Reveals human rights and energy transition risks now highly material for bond pricing

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Sovereign ESG Ratings 2022: Setting a new standard - introducing Verisk Maplecroft's new dataset for sovereign investors

9 March 2022

Despite growing pressure from asset owners and regulators, sovereign debt investors still struggle to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process

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Sovereign ESG Ratings 2022: Risks and opportunities for sovereign investors in the Americas region - lessons from our new Ratings

23 March 2022

Governments in the Americas are major issuers of hard currency debt and make up a large share of typical developed and emerging-market sovereign portfolios

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