What really drives an ESG Rating? EthiFinance's Methodology in focus

ESG ratings shape how financial institutions assess undertakings' sustainability risk, compliance and impact, but how are they actually built? Who decides what counts as material? And how will incoming regulation reshape the way ratings are calculated?

EthiFinance, an EU-based ESG data provider and rating agency will walk you through the methodology behind its ratings and what's changing in the sector. This webinar gives you the keys to understanding what really sits behind this specific ESG rating, and how to use consistently in a sustainability investment strategy.

📋 What you'll learn:

🔍 EthiFinance's methodology, decoded

How is double materiality analysed at company and sector level? How are risk and impact materiality combined into a single score?

🗂️​ A size-adjusted approach

Why does rating SMEs require a different methodology than rating large groups?

⚖️​ Regulation on the horizon

How will the Omnibus simplification affect EthiFinance's methodology? How is EthiFinance preparing for the EU ESG Rating Regulation?

📣 Our speakers:

• Julia Haake, Chief Revenue Officer at EthiFinance, a European sustainable finance rating and research group. An economist by training (PhD in Environmental Economics, Versailles University), she brings over 15 years of ESG ratings experience, including senior roles at Moody's ESG Solutions, ISS ESG, and Oekom Research, and now chairs EASRA.
• Matthias Breier, Chief Product Officer, WeeFin: Sustainability data management expert, Matthias leads the development of WeeFin's platform, the leading solution for industrializing ESG strategies for financial institutions.