ESG
ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Investors are increasingly applying these non-financial factors as part of their analysis process to identify material risks and growth opportunities.
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Environmental
Environmental factors include the contribution a company or government makes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, along with waste management and energy efficiency. Given renewed efforts to combat global warming, cutting emissions and decarbonizing is become more important.
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Climate change and carbon emissions
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Air and water pollution
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Biodiversity
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Deforestation
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Energy efficiency
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Waste management
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Water scarcity
Social
Social include human rights, labor standards in the supply chain, any exposure to illegal child labor, and more routine issues such as adherence to workplace health and safety. A social score also rises if a company is well integrated with its local community and therefore has a ‘social license’ to operate with consent.
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Customer satisfaction
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Data protection and privacy
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Gender and diversity
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Employee engagement
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Community relations
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Human rights
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Labor standards
Governance
Governance refers to a set of rules or principles defining rights, responsibilities and expectations between different stakeholders in the governance of corporations. A well-defined corporate governance system can be used to balance or align interests between stakeholders and can work as a tool to support a company’s long-term strategy.
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Board composition
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Audit committee structure
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Bribery and corruption
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Executive compensation
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Lobbying
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Political contributions
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Whistleblower schemes