Press Release

Morningstar DBRS Releases Updated Corporate Risk Assessment Scorecard for the Consumer Products Industry

Consumers
February 01, 2024

DBRS Limited (Morningstar DBRS) released updated business and financial risk assessment scorecards for publicly rated entities in the consumer products industry that reflect rating actions as of January 31, 2023.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
A description of how Morningstar DBRS considers ESG factors within the Morningstar DBRS analytical framework can be found in the Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (January 23, 2024).at https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030.

Notes:
Morningstar DBRS applied the following principal methodology:
-- Global Methodology for Rating Companies in the Consumer Products Industry (July 21, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/417460.

The credit rating methodologies used in the analysis of this transaction can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/about/methodologies.

A description of how Morningstar DBRS analyzes corporate finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/397223.

The conditions that lead to the assignment of a Negative or Positive trend are generally resolved within a 12-month period. Morningstar DBRS trends and credit ratings are under regular surveillance.

Information regarding Morningstar DBRS credit ratings, including definitions, policies, and methodologies, is available on dbrs.morningstar.com or contact us at [email protected].

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