How investors can make sense of discrepancies in ESG ratings

As institutional investors grapple with a lack of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standardisations across ratings agencies, gaining familiarity with the attributes that each rating measures and developing in-house research can help to iron out doubts, experts said.   ESG investments – from wind farms in China to social impact initiatives on workers’ rights – are set to reach $50 trillion globally by 2025 from about $35 trillion today. This has driven a rise in demand …