Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | Philippe Thill Cabinet member | Exchange on the role of credit rating agencies. | — |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Credit rating | — |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Sven Gentner Head of Unit | Discussion on the current state of the European credit rating industry. | — |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Philippe Thill Cabinet member | Exchange on the role of credit rating agencies. | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Credit rating | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Sven Gentner Head of Unit | Discussion on the current state of the European credit rating industry. | SRC |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Sven Gentner Head of Unit | Credit ratings in private markets | SRC |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Sven Gentner Head of Unit | Credit ratings in private markets | — |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Johannes Hahn Commissioner | Bilateral meeting with CEO of Scope, Mr Schoeller. Topics discussed: index providers in and outside Europe and the role of Scope. | — |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Johannes Hahn Commissioner | Bilateral meeting with CEO of Scope, Mr Schoeller. Topics discussed: index providers in and outside Europe and the role of Scope. | SRC |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Johannes Hahn Commissioner | - NGEU funding strategy/EU borrowing activities in general - Rules of appointment of European credit rating agency (according to Financial Regulation) | — |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Hanna Jahns Cabinet member | - NGEU funding strategy/EU borrowing activities in general - Rules of appointment of European credit rating agency (according to Financial Regulation) | — |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Hanna Jahns Cabinet member | - NGEU funding strategy/EU borrowing activities in general - Rules of appointment of European credit rating agency (according to Financial Regulation) | SRC |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Johannes Hahn Commissioner | - NGEU funding strategy/EU borrowing activities in general - Rules of appointment of European credit rating agency (according to Financial Regulation) | SRC |
| 14 Jan 2021 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Share the experience with the current venture finance situation and what is envisioned by the EU Commission | SRC |
| 14 Jan 2021 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Share the experience with the current venture finance situation and what is envisioned by the EU Commission | — |
Mission & Goals
With approx. 250 employees in offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Oslo, Paris and Stockholm, Scope Group is the leading European provider of independent credit ratings, ESG and fund analysis. Based on forward-looking and innovative methodologies, Scope offers a European perspective that contributes to greater diversity of opinion for institutional investors worldwide. Scope Ratings is the largest European credit rating agency, registered in accordance with EU and UK rating regulations offering opinion-driven and non-mechanistic credit risk analysis. Scope Fund Analysis rates more than 10,000 funds and asset managers across all major asset classes. Shareholders include numerous well-known personalities from European finance and industry and insurance companies from various European countries.
EU Legislative Interests
Revisions to CRA regulation framework European Savings and Investments Union (ESIU) Review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Review of the Securitisation Regulation Financial Data Access (FiDA) Regulation Revision of directives on Public Procurement
Communication Activities
- Response on ESMA Public Consultation on the Proposed Revisions to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 447/2012 and Annex I of CRA Regulation - Participation in European Commission consultation and feedback period in 2023 regarding the EC regulatory initiative on ESG ratings and sustainability risks in credit ratings - Position paper on the European Commission’s proposal of regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) Deutsches Aktieninstitut (DAI) European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV) European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) Frankfurt Main Finance e.V. International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Paris EUROPLACE OMFIF True Sale International (German securitisation and securitisation-like segments assets)
Organisation Members
Operating companies as part of Scope Group (100% subsidiaries of Scope SE & Co. KGaA): Scope Ratings GmbH Scope Ratings UK Ltd. Scope Fund Analysis GmbH Scope ESG Analysis GmbH General Partner of Scope SE & Co. KGaA: Scope Management SE Minority Shareholder of Scope Management SE: Scope Foundation (registered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany)