Green KPIs sound good in theory, but when companies are left to track their own progress, there’s more room for manipulation than accountability.

An overall sustainability score was calculated, with a maximum achievable score of 100. The top 500 companies with the ...

The WEF said the Philippines’ parity score in political empowerment is supported by the nearly 16 years of female leadership under former presidents Corazon Aquino and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Over the years, the WEF’s stakeholder economy vision and the use of ESG has infiltrated the United States. During the Biden years, when many of these ideas were formally enacted, the price of ...

ESG Scores: The Basics ESG scores are a measure of how well a company addresses risks and concerns related to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues in its day-to-day operations.

This was an improvement from IGT's previous ESG Score of 4.2 out of 5.0 in 2023, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to enhancing ESG performance.

Some research indicates that companies are onboard with ESG policies and are concerned about climate risks to their bottom lines—even if, as WEF writes, they “seem to underestimate these financial ...

When considering the success of an index, many often think in terms of performance metrics, but the true measure of an index’s success lies in how well it meets its objectives.

The United States, with an ESG score of 6.47, ranks 41 out of 150 countries (23 developed and 127 emerging market). It has a 5.2 environmental score, 6.4 for social and a 7.3 governance score.

ESG scores should always be used in conjunction with other tools and analyses for the most comprehensive evaluation of a company’s financial risk and performance.

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International received an 85 out of 100 on S&P Global's latest global ESG ratings, while Tesla got only 40.