Episode 152: Understanding Credit Ratings & ESG Factors in Rating, with Alex Griffiths

Welcome to the Corporate Treasury 101 podcast!Visit our website www.corporate-treasury-101.com for more content!In today's episode, we discuss Credit Rating Process, ESG in Ratings & the Current Climate in the Rating industry with Alex Griffiths from Fitch Ratings. Alex Griffiths is a Managing Director and Head of EMEA Corporate Ratings at Fitch Ratings. Fitch Ratings is a credit rating agency that rates the viability of investments relative to the likelihood of default. Fitch is one of the top three credit rating agencies internationally, along with Moody's and Standard & Poor's.In the episode of today, expect to learn:What is a Credit Rating? What criteria do rating agencies consider when assigning a credit rating to a company or a country?How does the role of a corporate treasury department factor into this process?How do factors such as interest rates and inflation impact credit ratings?What are some of the challenges in incorporating ESG factors into credit ratings?This is honestly one of the most interesting episodes we got to record so far. Alex is passionate about his topic and extremely fast on answering even our intricate questions. We hope you will enjoy the episode. If that is the case, and when you are thinking about how you found our podcast, chances are it was through word of mouth, social media, or a recommendation from your favorite podcast platform. And this is our only request to you! The only way we can get more and more amazing guests and get more people to learn about Treasury is thanks to you. So if you enjoy what you hear and maybe learn a thing or two, please consider following the show, leaving a review, or sharing this episode to help others discover it too.Links & ReferencesAlex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-griffiths-5b79ab8/Fitch Ratings website: https://www.fitchratings.com/Fitch Ratings Navigators: https://www.fitchratings.com/corporate-finance/navigatorsCorporate Criteria: https://www.fitchratings.com/criteria/corporate-financeClimate Vulnerability: https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/climate-vulnerability-in-corporate-ratings-criteria-21-07-2023Ratings Process: https://www.fitchratings.com/videos/ratings-process-15-10-2020___________________________Learn the fundamentals of corporate treasury by downloading our free ebook at www.corporate-treasury-101.com Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/corporate-treasury-101/If you have any questions or topics you want us to tackle in the future, reach out to us on Instagram or email us at [email protected]