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Sovereigns’ ESG scores
While rating agencies are under scrutiny for often widely diverging views on companies’ ESG profiles, Verisk Maplecroft has zoomed in on sovereign ESG risks (and opportunities). The firm has created a rating for government issuances and published research based on five years-worth of data across a number of factors.
Among the interesting discoveries: South Korea outperforms a number of developed countries, including the US, based on its ESG profile. Among the unsurprising findings: Russia languishes among the poorest performing G20 economies based on sustainability metrics, particularly on human rights and governance issues.
BIS on ESG
Should you have missed it, the Bank for International Settlements published a report on ESG scores – more specifically on “the feasibility and performance of more targeted investment strategies based on specific categories by deconstructing ESG scores into their granular components.” Interesting to get the BIS’ perspective on this.