Structured Finance Industry Group Publishes ESG Best Practices for Auto ABS and RMBS Disclosures

October 17, 2023

In September 2023, the Structured Finance Association (SFA) published its ESG Best Practices for Auto Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) and Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) Disclosures. The industry-wide working group spearheaded the development of principles-based approaches for securitization disclosures, reflecting consensus-based views from issuers, investors, rating agencies, data & analytics firms, and other securitization transaction parties. The SFA has been working on its ESG Disclosures Initiative to develop best practices for reporting decision-relevant ESG metrics across various asset classes since May 2022.

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