[Paris & Frankfurt] – 09.07.2026 – EthiFinance and ESG Book, two established leaders in the global sustainability market, today announced a transaction to create one of Europe’s largest, independent credit and sustainability rating agencies. The move unites the complementary data, ratings, and analytics of the two companies to provide financial [...]

From 2 July, ESG rating providers operating within the European Union will, for the first time, be subject to a regulatory framework[1] and to supervision by ESMA (the European Securities and Markets Authority), which already oversees credit rating agencies. This unprecedented development reshapes the rules of the ESG market.[1] Regulation [...]

The EACRA – European Association of Credit Rating Agencies has announced the appointment of Adolfo Estévez as its new President, for a three-year term. This appointment comes at a pivotal time for the European credit rating sector, marked by increased regulatory requirements, growing sophistication in financial markets and the progressive [...]

Financial needs for the climate transition could reach up to 10 trillion US dollars annually between 2031 and 2050 ● EthiFinance, an independent European credit rating agency, ESG rating agency and provider of Second Party Opinions (SPOs), has organized the event “Investment and Financing of the Transition”, where it highlighted [...]

The escalation in the Middle East following the United States and Israel’s strike on Iran, the continuation of thewar in Ukraine—now in its fourth year—and the expiry of the New START Treaty between Washington andMoscow together define a context of heightened strategic uncertainty. The increasing polarisation betweengeopolitical blocs and the [...]