Sustainability & satellites

The fast view

• The degradation of nature threatens national economies and the systems that underpin human society globally.
• Understanding environmental risks is therefore key to profiling a country’s economic prospects and its ability to repay debt.
• Analysis of geo-spatial data and satellite imagery will increasingly allow sovereign debt investors to obtain more accurate and timely assessments of environmental change.
• This will enhance investors’ ability to evaluate and monitor environmental risks. It will also facilitate their engagements with sovereign issuers and encourage the adoption of long-term fiscal agendas that serve people and the planet.