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Amid increased scrutiny of ESG ratings, investors are increasingly looking beyond headline scores to the underlying data behind them, a new report by the ERM Sustainability Institute has suggested.
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Investors increasingly look beyond ESG ratings scores, says ERM

1 week ago4 days ago3 mins

Amid increased scrutiny of ESG ratings, investors are increasingly looking beyond headline scores to the underlying data behind them, a…

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Investors tend to react more strongly to ESG downgrades when they have high expectations about a particular firm, according to a new report from Murdoch University.
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ESG downgrades have a bigger impact when investor expectations are high

2 months ago2 months ago3 mins

Investors tend to react more strongly to ESG downgrades when they have high expectations about a particular firm, according to…

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80% of Tier 1 suppliers have no process for managing sustainability risks in their supply chains

4 months ago4 months ago4 mins

Four out of five (80%) companies rated by EcoVadis have no documented process for identifying or managing sustainability risks within…

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Regulated, but not resolved: why the ESG ratings regulation will not spare asset managers their homework. Op-ed by Geoffroy Marcassoli, sustainability assurance leader at PwC Luxembourg.
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Regulated, but not resolved: why the ESG ratings regulation will not spare asset managers their homework

4 months ago4 months ago11 mins

Op-ed by Geoffroy Marcassoli, sustainability assurance leader at PwC Luxembourg. For years, valid criticism was directed at ESG ratings providers…

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Some 84% of corporate sustainability professionals plan to continue to engage with ESG ratings, deeming them an 'important' aspect of their sustainability strategy, a new report by ERM’s Sustainability Institute has found.
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Over four-fifths of firms plan to continue to engage with ESG ratings

11 months ago11 months ago4 mins

Some 84% of corporate sustainability professionals plan to continue to engage with ESG ratings, deeming them an ‘important’ aspect of…

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The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals aimed at ensuring that environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings are 'transparent, reliable and comparable'.
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UK’s FCA seeking to improve reliability of ESG ratings

11 months ago11 months ago3 mins

The UK‘s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals aimed at ensuring that environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings are…

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