S&P Global Ratings' sustainable finance analysts hosted a live webinars and Q&A on Thursday, September 14, where they presented the rationale for, and the characteristics of, the revised analytical approach. This updated methodology for Use of Proceeds financing combines important features of the existing methodologies from S&P Global Ratings and Shades of Green, following S&P Global’s acquisition of Shades of Green from CICERO climate research foundation.

Key discussion points:

• Overview of the main components of the new Use of Proceeds methodology; with their rationale and characteristics, including how we factor the local context in our opinions 
• Look and feel of the SPO report 
• Process and timeline from kick off to report delivery

Moderator: Bernard de Longevialle, Global Head of Sustainable Finance
Carina Waag, Director, Sustainable Finance 
Patrice Cochelin, Head of Analytical Governance 
Bertrand Jabouley, Head of Sustainable Finance, Asia-Pacific 

This webinar is part of our “Sustainability Focus ” webinar series. In this session, we will discuss key findings from the abovementioned research. We define the agenda and speakers for each episode based on market events, notable credit rating actions, sustainable finance opinions, recent research publications, or questions we receive from market participants.