Many thanks to Narendra Tiwari for permission to post this article: With growing interest in ESG criteria, investors need a way to objectively asses the ESG performance of a company. This has led to the flourishing of a number of ESG Rating Agencies such as Sustainalytics MSCI Inc. and FTSE Russell, An LSEG Business who asses companies globally on their…
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Agenda – Glass Lewis, ISS Push New ESG Scoring
Proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and ISS this week announced a spate of new launches and updates to the way environmental, social and governance data and disclosures will be assessed and featured in reports to investors this year, and to the way high-level governance-quality scores will be calculated. The updates precede a 2022 proxy season…
CII Spring Conference 2021–Highlights
From VEA Vice Chair Nell Minow: I remember taking the escalator down to the CII conference last year and seeing boxes of hand sanitizer and antiseptic wipes. People greeted each other with elbow taps and made grim jokes about this new virus we were hearing about. A week later, everything shut down. So, this year’s…
Why did so many ESG funds back Boohoo?
Just weeks before Boohoo was hit with fresh allegations about poor working practices in factories that make its clothes, MSCI gave the UK fast-fashion retailer a clean bill of health. The rating and index provider reiterated Boohoo’s double A rating — its second-highest ranking — while highlighting how it scored far above the industry average on…
Infographic: Understanding the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) | FrameworkESG
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) began as one global index in 1999, comprising the top-ranked companies from each industry based on environmental, social, and governance criteria. The DJSI now includes many indices, including one for each world region. Each year, invited companies submit a questionnaire, which is scored and compared to peers. Only companies…
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