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Why ESG criteria is a emerging topic

Why ESG criteria is a emerging topic

by Santiago Osorio Piedrahita -
Number of replies: 1

It is difficult to question the role of the private sector in sustainable development, since its involvement in the social and economic life of countries and in the use of natural resources is more than evident. For this reason, civil society, especially the millennial generation, is increasingly calling for companies to be more transparent and accountable.

That´s why there are three guidelines that unify how investors and other interest groups measure their affinity with a company and decide whether to engage with it or not.

In reply to Santiago Osorio Piedrahita

Re: Why ESG criteria is a emerging topic

by Ee Beng Tan -
I agree. We can only manage things that we measure. On another extreme, different bodies created different ESG Standards for different purpose. This created confusion to ESG Practitioners. I suppose this is unavoidable as different standard have a different interest.