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