HLEG

European Union (EU).

Abbreviation for one of a number of EU High Level Expert Groups.

Important HLEGs include those established to investigate and make recommendations in relation to sustainable finance, and artificial intelligence.

Credit ratings and ESG

"The European Commission’s Sustainable Finance High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) says that credit rating agencies should “systematically integrate” relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into their credit-rating analyses, along with factors related to longer-term sustainability..."

The Treasurer, web exclusive, June 2019.

See also

• Artificial intelligence
• Corporate social responsibility
• Credit
• ESG investment
• European Union
• Sustainable finance