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.
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
Figure 1. Top Priority Climate Risk And ESG Scores Solutions  

About the Authors

Alice Saunders

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…

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Kim Knickle

Kim Knickle

Research Director

Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a…

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Elisa Molero

Elisa Molero

Industry Analyst

Elisa is an Industry Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in supply chain sustainability. Her research covers 100 vendors in the supply chain sustainability market, supporting b…

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