The COVID-19 crisis has put social factors at the top of the agenda for market participants, including their materiality for credit risk assessment. This webinar will explore to what extent social factors can impact an issuer’s ability to repay its debt, how to measure them and whether their relevance will continue to increase going forward, compared to governance and environmental issues.

Speakers:

Martin Dropkin, Global Head of Research, Fixed Income, Fidelity International

Marco Masip Fernandez, Head of ESG Investors, Telefónica

Jacob Michaelsen, Head of Sustainable Finance Advisory, Nordea

Pat Welch, Chief Credit Officer, Kroll Bond Rating Agency

Moderated by: Carmen Nuzzo, Head Fixed Income, PRI