Takeaways

• BMI has launched an expanded ESG and climate risk data solution to help investors and companies assess country-level risks.
• The service combines granular ESG metrics with geospatial climate data, covering over 140 markets worldwide.
• Users can model long-term climate and ESG impacts up to 2050, supporting better investment and resilience planning.

Fitch Solutions’ country, political, and industry data provider BMI has launched a new country-level ESG and physical climate risk data solution, aimed at helping investors and companies better understand how environmental, social and governance risks affect economies and industries.

The expanded service, known as the ESG Country and Physical Climate Risk service, uses alternative and geospatial data to quantify, monitor, and model ESG-related risks across global markets. According to BMI, the solution is designed to support decision-making in an environment where climate hazards and ESG pressures are increasingly shaping financial and operational outcomes.

BMI said the enhanced ESG Country service offers granular ESG data across a wide range of indicators. These include pollution levels, climate and nature risks, human rights conditions, gender and health metrics, political rights, as well as crime and conflict risk. By bringing these data points together, users can assess how ESG challenges vary by country and how they may impact specific industries.

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A key feature of the new offering is its use of geospatial data to assess physical climate risk. The service enables users to evaluate the effects of major climate-driven hazards and natural disasters on populations and different asset types. These assessments include impact intensity scores and climate pathway scenarios extending to 2050, allowing for long-term risk planning.

BMI said the ESG Country index covers more than 140 markets worldwide. It also includes geospatial data related to six major types of natural disasters and ten different asset and industry categories. This allows users to identify climate risk hotspots and understand which sectors or assets may be most exposed to climate-related disruptions.

The launch comes at a time when climate risks are increasingly translating into financial losses, operational delays, and declining asset values. Investors and companies are under growing pressure to factor ESG and climate risks into their strategies, particularly as extreme weather events become more frequent and severe.

Lyndsey Anderson, Head of BMI, said the new solution is designed to help clients respond more effectively to these challenges.

“Increasing climate hazards are leading to ever greater financial losses, operational delays, and asset depreciation,” Anderson said. “We are confident that our physical climate risk impact analysis and data will empower clients to better pinpoint climate risk hotspots and vulnerable assets, which in turn will support their resilience and adaptation strategies.”

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With the launch of its expanded country-level ESG and climate risk data solution, BMI aims to give investors and businesses clearer insights into how ESG issues and climate hazards could shape economic performance and industry stability in the years ahead.

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Source: ESGtoday