BMI Introduces ESG Country Service to Assess Risks

BMI, a Fitch Solutions Company, has launched ESG Country, a service designed to track, monitor, and quantify country-level ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) risks and opportunities across 140 markets. Leveraging four decades of experience in providing macroeconomic, political, industry, and operational risk insights, the service includes a proprietary ESG Country Index, detailed ESG country reports, and bespoke ESG research.

BMI, a part of the Fitch Group—a global leader in financial information services operating in over 30 countries—enables clients to identify and evaluate risks and opportunities in more than 200 markets and across over 20 industries.

The ESG Country Index quantifies ESG risk exposure across 140 markets, offering monthly updates and a 10-year risk forecast. This index measures ESG risks to economic and business activity, incorporating environmental risk factors such as natural disasters, resource scarcity, pollution, and environmental policy; social risk factors including working conditions, human rights, and human development; and governance risk factors like regulatory quality, public safety, and political stability.

The ESG country reports provide insights into economic sustainability expectations, political risk, growth, and fiscal impacts, along with comparisons to regional peers. Additionally, bespoke ESG research is available to evaluate ESG risks and opportunities for specific products and markets.

Cedric Chehab, Global Head of Country Risk, highlighted the growing demand for reliable and transparent country-level ESG data, particularly in emerging markets. He stated that through the ESG Country Index, clients can now quantify exposure to environmental, social, and governance risk factors across global markets, aiding in informed investment and operational decisions.

BMI tracks country risk in over 200 markets, with historical data spanning 30 years and 10-year macroeconomic forecasts. This is complemented by GeoQuant’s systematic and predictive data, providing a dataset that can be validated and back-tested over more than a decade.

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