What barriers to ESG in infrastructure credit ratings?

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Major credit ratings have committed to incorporating ESG issues into credit analysis. But infrastructure credits present unique challenges. Proximo talks to S&P Global Ratings' Peter Kernan and Scope Ratings' Carlos Terré

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