As a European credit rating agency with a strong focus on the Spanish and French markets, EthiFinance Ratings has taken a keen interest in how 2024 proved to be another year of sustained growth for the tourism industry, continuing the upward trend seen since the pandemic. Indeed, tourism minister Jordi [...]

FOUR YEARS OF BOND ISSUANCE IN EUROPE – EXPERT ANALYSES In recent years, the European public sector has played a prominent role in scaling up the Green, Social, and Sustainable (GSS) bond market, reflecting both increasing investors’ demand for impact-driven instruments and strong policy support for sustainable finance.   Issuers such [...]

With this study, EthiFinance analysed 50 leading PE providers in Germany on their implementation of ESG standards. The European ESG rating agency developed a set of 34 criteria to assess the 50 largest private equity asset managers operating in Germany based on publicly available information. An ESG Maturity Score was [...]

This study provides an analysis of the economic performance of 28 French social housing providers, representing 10% of the national market. Based on EthiFinance Ratings’ 2024 credit rating assessment and financial data from FY 2023, it highlights the sector’s key challenges and opportunities. The report also presents EthiFinance Ratings’ insights [...]

Through this study EthiFinance provides an analysis of the ESG maturity of the industry, based on a review of public data from 60 asset managers in Spain. It also highlights the main emerging ESG trends that are gaining force in the industry, as impact investment, biodiversity and transition. Finally, the [...]