Here's a scenario that should bother anyone who takes sustainable investment seriously. Two analysts at different fund houses are both trying to evaluate the same global manufacturing company's environmental performance. They both pull ESG ratings from established, widely-used providers. One gets a score that places the company in the top tier for its sector. The other gets a score that puts the same company near the bottom. Same company. Same time period. Same stated methodo

Corporate strategies across the globe have rapidly shifted to include Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments. i.e., Corporations are publishing Sustainability Reports, committing to Net-Zero targets and promoting sustainable-oriented products and/or services within their business operations. The emergence of a serious governance issue called Greenwashing has occurred side-by-side with the rise in corporate sustainability communications. Greenwashing happens wh