Strategic Focus: The Future Of ESG Scores

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Executive Summary

As sustainable investing has become a major part of the investment market, ESG scores are playing an increasingly important role. This report gives an overview of the characteristics and challenges of the ESG scores market and provides predictions on how the market will shift towards more innovative scoring methods. Buy-side firms can use the report to inform how they adapt their usage of ESG scores and move towards creating transparent, investor-tailored scoring systems and products. Financial ESG solutions providers can use it to identify where the current ESG scores market falls short and to determine which solutions to develop to meet investor needs.

Table of contents

ESG Scores Must Meet The Needs Of A Growing ESG Investment Market 
ESG Is Now A Mainstream Consideration In The Investment Market
Heterogeneous And Patchy ESG Scores Market Creates Questions For Investors
Innovative Solutions Set To Increase Transparency In The ESG Scores Market

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Figure 1. Top Priority Climate Risk And ESG Scores Solutions  

About the authors

Alice Saunders

Industry Analyst
Alice is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. Her current research agenda focuses on climate risk solutions and biodiversity. Alice holds a Masters in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance from the University of Oxford and a BA in English Literature from the University of Warwick.

Kim Knickle

Research Director, ESG & Sustainability
Kimberly Knickle is Research Director of the ESG & Sustainability practice at Verdantix. Her research areas encompass ESG regulations and reporting, ESG risk, supply chain sustainability, circular economy, social impact, and sustainable finance. Kim has worked for more than 20 years in the IT industry, providing research and analysis to help companies invest wisely in new technologies. Before joining the analyst industry, she held various roles in IT services, engineering and product safety testing, beginning her career at Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Kim holds an MBA from Boston University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell.

Elisa Molero

Industry Analyst
Elisa Molero is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix ESG & Sustainability practice. Her current research agenda focuses on emerging solutions and global market trends around supply chain sustainability. Her background is in Economics, Leadership and Governance (BSc, University of Navarra). Prior to joining Verdantix, Elisa worked as a research analyst at the Centre For Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, where she completed a Master’s degree in Global Politics, with Distinction.

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