Autin, Gregory. "What Are the CRE Credit and ESG Considerations?". Hospitality Net. (1608249600)December 18, 2020. https://www.hospitalitynet.org/...

Gregory Autin | March 24, 2021

ESG risk is the possibility of suffering a negative impact on a company arising from environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.  Sustainability risk (SR) is an ESG event or condition that could have a negative impact on the value of a financial product.  Besides the risk of greenwashing, there are several challenges to the wide use of green loans and bonds for company financing.  The obstacles include the lack of harmonized global standards, perceived higher costs, the lack of product supply, and infancy of the market.

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