Second-Party ESG Debt Opinions
The rise of labelled ESG debt issuance and investing in recent years has, unsurprisingly, been accompanied by a rapid increase in the number of industry providers offering products and services throughout the market’s value chain. The main purpose of this video by Keith is to provide a detailed explanation on "SPOs" - Second-Party Opinions.
Overview
Unsurprisingly, the rise in labelled ESG debt issuance and investment in recent years has been followed by a rapid increase in the number of industry suppliers providing goods and services around the market's value chain. One of these is Second-Party Opinions or SPOs.
Key learning objectives:
What is a Secondary Party Opinion?
Who provides a Secondary Party Opinion?
What are the benefits of SPO?
What are the fundamental ethical and professional principles that external reviewers should meet?
Summary
Expert
Keith Mullin
Keith is the founder and director of KM Capital Markets, a media and thought-leadership consultancy. He spent the past 35 years working in specialist capital markets media and has had a ring-side seat at all of the major market events. Prior to setting up KM Capital Markets in 2017, Keith worked at Thomson Reuters.
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