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AI Outlook in ESG Research Table of Contents Introduction Sustainability concerns are making noise in a post-COVID world, but the difficulties involved in extracting and analysing the non-financial information to facilitate informed decision making in ESG investing and sustainable finance present a challenge. Artificial intelligence [...]

EU Taxonomy must address two key concerns to create long-term impact Table of Contents Introduction While the EU Taxonomy augurs well for a green future, concerns around the availability and measurement of the data needed for disclosures coupled with the confusion to issuers and [...]

ESG to SDGs: Connected Paths to a Sustainable Future Table of Contents Quick Read: The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are increasingly being viewed as an opportunity to usher in a new and refined age of affirmative action through responsible investing. A broader level [...]

Uncluttering the reporting landscape with TCFD recommendations Quick Read: Growing investor scrutiny continues to push businesses into a chaotic and convoluted reporting landscaped with no clarity on the what’s and how’s of strategic discussions on their approach towards climate change reporting; The TCFD recommendations are a universal set of financial disclosure guidelines designed [...]

Mirror mirror on the wall (street), how fair are the ESG ratings, after all! Table of Contents Quick Read: Inadequate understanding of ESG Rating approaches fuels cynicism on its merits and validity to steer sagacious investment decisions. For integration of ESG issues into ratings [...]

The ubiquitous influence of ESG factors has been present in the investment world for a long time now. However, the recent spur in the awareness and acceptance of the importance of ESG factors for companies and investors has led to a surge in ratings and thematic benchmarking. Some of the most valued benchmarks are [...]

An increased focus on corporate sustainability performance has led to the development of many ESG/thematic indexes, benchmarks, and ratings. The information required for such indexes, benchmarks, and ratings, may not be publicly available, therefore the index or benchmark providers send “information requests” to the companies. As a result, companies receive plenty of “information requests”. [...]

The ESG/SRI research needs are growing and so are the cost pressures. To get more in less is on the rise. Specialized and value added ESG research is needed to take investing decisions for many investors who are genuinely inclined to make an impact through investigation or generate alpha. Therefore, it is important for [...]

As the adoption of sustainable investments is on the rise, ESG data and the means to harness it, has become a must-have for ESG investors and index providers. In the quest of gathering quality and comparable data, investors and index providers are seeking integration of machine learning into the data collection process. However, the state [...]

ESG factors have become significant part of conventional as well as alternative investments. With studies showing material impact of ESG factors on the risk-return profile of investment portfolios, investors are increasingly focusing on sustainable and responsible investments. Index providers and investors are developing ESG parameters that can be used in the construction of indices [...]