Morningstar DBRS Publishes Final Methodology on Its Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors in Credit Ratings

Morningstar DBRS finalised "Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors in Credit Ratings".

The methodology details how Morningstar DBRS evaluates and incorporates 17 ESG factors in the assessment of its credit ratings across Governments, Financial Institutions, Corporate Finance, and Structured Finance.

The methodology supersedes the prior version published on January 23, 2024, and is effective as of August 13, 2024.

No comments were received from the Request for Comment period ended July 7, 2024.

Morningstar DBRS deems the update not to be material and determined that no ratings are expected to change as a result of this update.

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