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This is the fourth and the last article in the series of IdealRatings coverage about COVID-19 in ESG. “All of us want to survive the Coronavirus Pandemic. Most of us will, and after we do, we will look back either with pride or regret on how we dealt with things during the crisis.” Donald T. Iannone Mr. Iannone highlighted the

This is the third article in the series of IdealRatings coverage about COVID-19 in ESG. Companies are quite in an unenviable position; between taking cutting costs decisions and being asked to provide a helping hand for the community in its fight against COVID-19. The list of companies that offered help to the society is quite long; from companies providing donations,

This is the second article in the series of IdealRatings coverage about COVID-19 in ESG. Despite the fact that COVID-19 is considered a major curse on humanity, with the current death tolls, it still could be considered a silver lining for the Social pillar in the Responsible Investment market. The virus came as an eye opener towards this aspect that

When Abraham Maslow introduced his “Theory of Human Motivation”, back in 1943, he implicitly combined both Environmental and Social aspects at the base of his “Hierarchy of Needs” pyramid. To him, physiological needs included homeostasis and appetites which are “a fairly efficient indication of actual needs or lacks in the body”. In simple words; to maintain a normal state of

With a debate between whether coal industry will sustain its stance in the global energy market, ranking third with a 27% share, or will it fade away given the rising movements towards decarbonization, it was thus deemed important to tackle the details of this business. Climate change and human rights topics are making their way to news headlines, more frequently

The European corporate sector has a huge demand for the long-term funding. As of the rising regulatory capital requirements by the financial institutions, there is a good opportunity here for Sukuk to act as another alternative of funding source. Long-term funding via Sukuk has proved to be quite successful in recent years. The dollar Sukuk market has tens of issuances