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Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data

By Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim July 23, 2019 by Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim

In a recent article, we seek to shed light on several important aspects of measuring and providing data about companies’ performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. The article is intended to provide a useful guide for the rapidly rising number of people entering fields involving such issues. We focus on the following:

  • The sheer variety, and inconsistency, of the data and measurements and how companies report them. Listing more than 20 different ways companies report their employee health and safety data, we show how such inconsistencies lead to significantly different results when looking at the same group

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SEC Commissioner Defends “Rulemaking by Enforcement”
December 10, 2019
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SEC Fast Tracks “No” to NYSE Direct Listing Proposal
December 10, 2019
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Amazon Suit Blames Trump for Loss of Pentagon Cloud Contract
December 9, 2019
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Cyber Insurance May Not Cover Payment-Instruction Fraud
December 9, 2019
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SEC Charges Multinational Telco with Bribery
December 9, 2019
PubCo @ Cooley
How the Public Views Executive Pay
December 9, 2019
Jim Hamilton's World
SEC Issues Small-Business Forum Report
December 9, 2019
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Ugly Uber Data First Step Toward Solution
December 8, 2019
Jim Hamilton's World
U.S. House Passes Insider Trading Bill
December 8, 2019
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Delaware Forum Selection Trumps Foreign Exclusive Jurisdiction Law
December 8, 2019
CFA Institute
When It’s Smart to Say No
December 8, 2019
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How Index Funds Affect Governance
December 8, 2019
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Facebook Sues Over Ad Fraud
December 5, 2019
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December 5, 2019
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December 5, 2019
Jim Hamilton's World
PCAOB Chair Talks Audit Service Quality
December 5, 2019
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Should Retirement Funds Pay Student Loans?
December 5, 2019
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SEC’s Jackson Advocates Political-Spending Transparency
December 4, 2019
Jim Hamilton's World
IPOs Down 8 Percent from 2018
December 4, 2019
Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor
The Latest on Direct Listings
December 4, 2019
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Bank Regulators Move Forward on Hemp
December 4, 2019
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The Lowdown on CFTC’s 2019 Enforcement Report
December 4, 2019
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Google Co-Founders Step Aside
December 3, 2019
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Update on Reps & Warranties Insurance
December 3, 2019
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December 3, 2019
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WeWork Auditor Didn’t Warn of Risks
December 3, 2019
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December 2, 2019
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NYSE Offers Direct Listings Rules
December 2, 2019
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December 2, 2019
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Does Nike Need to Win at All Costs?
December 2, 2019
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December 1, 2019
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December 1, 2019
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November 26, 2019
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November 26, 2019
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November 26, 2019
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November 26, 2019
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November 25, 2019
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November 25, 2019
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November 25, 2019
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November 25, 2019
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November 25, 2019
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SEC Public-Company Enforcement Actions Up 30 Percent
November 24, 2019
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November 24, 2019
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November 24, 2019
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SEC Needs to Create Standards for Climate Data
November 24, 2019
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Next Class Action Frontier: Biometric Data Privacy
November 21, 2019
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Should CFOs Serve on Outside Boards?
November 21, 2019
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CFTC Chair Urges U.S. FinTech Leadership
November 21, 2019
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Unpaid FINRA Arbitration Awards May Be Escalating
November 21, 2019
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Proxy Contest Doesn’t Justify Books and Records Inspection
November 21, 2019
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Phase One of U.S.-China Trade Deal Looks Unlikely This Year
November 20, 2019
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November 20, 2019
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November 20, 2019
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November 19, 2019
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November 19, 2019
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November 19, 2019
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November 19, 2019
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Does Appraisal Narrow Arbitrage Spreads?
November 19, 2019
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November 18, 2019
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November 18, 2019
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November 18, 2019
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November 18, 2019
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Shareholder Demands for Records: A Tale of Three Cases
November 18, 2019
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November 17, 2019
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November 17, 2019
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November 17, 2019
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The Meaning of WeWork
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SEC’s Cryptocurrency Settlements Showing Cracks
November 14, 2019
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November 14, 2019
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November 14, 2019
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Trustbusters Aggressive in Merger Reviews
November 14, 2019
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November 14, 2019
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Fed Chief Negative on Negative Interest Rates
November 13, 2019
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November 13, 2019
PubCo @ Cooley
Another Suit Challenges Board Gender Diversity Law
November 13, 2019
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November 13, 2019
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Beware Forum Selection Clauses
November 13, 2019
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“Reasonable Suspicion” Required for Search of Travelers’ Digital Devices
November 12, 2019
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The Impact of Conviction Reversal in Platinum Partners Fraud Case
November 12, 2019
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Board Quota Law May Hurt Stock Prices
November 12, 2019
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Supreme Court Rulings Won’t Change Course of SEC Enforcement
November 12, 2019
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ISS Issues Final 2020 Voting Policies
November 12, 2019
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November 12, 2019
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November 11, 2019
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November 11, 2019
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November 11, 2019
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