August 25, 2022
Environmental, social and governance, or ESG, investing is dogged by inconsistent, and sometimes conflicting, reporting criteria and ratings that make it difficult to analyze risk and impact at best, and disguise greenwashing (or ignite critics) at worst.
One overlooked source of solutions and advice: fund managers in emerging markets, who are used to grappling with investment data scarcity and an absence of robust reporting standards.