ESG Resource Center

ESG Resource Center

Access a collection of insights and resources for ESG data collection, ESG ratings and data sources, reporting standards, as well as ESG integration frameworks. 

INSIGHTS

Our current thinking on the state of ESG, DEI and Impact Investing

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New eFront® ESG Outreach Reporting Framework Now Available on DiligenceVault

As DiligenceVault continues to support industry standards in digital format for our users, we are thrilled to add the eFront ESG Outreach framework onto the DiligenceVault platform.

Veris Guest Blog
Guest Blog Post: 6 Trends Shaping the Future of Impact and ESG Investing

The Impact and ESG investing space is growing and changing rapidly. These are a few of the emerging trends that we are paying close attention to at Veris Wealth Partners. 

Elevating ESG Reporting – An Interview with Chief Investment Officer Magazine

ESG due diligence is key to understanding the risks and rewards of impact investing, especially with a lack of industry standards for measuring ESG investment risk.

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ESG Due Diligence: Risks, Rewards & Ramifications

ESG due diligence is key to understanding the risks and rewards of impact investing, especially with a lack of industry standards for measuring ESG investment risk.

The Rise of Impact Investing – And Top Industry Groups That Are Addressing It

Demand for ESG investing is exploding across the investment spectrum, giving rise to a number of sustainability working groups in many industries. We’ve rounded them up here.

New Developments in ESG and DEI Data Standardization, Transparency and Reporting Efforts

By now, it’s pretty well established that ESG investing by asset owners and allocators is no passing fad.  All signs point to an only increasing importance to include ESG criteria...

ESG Data Technology and Ratings
Navigating ESG Diligence – Challenges and Opportunities

ESG has transitioned in asset allocator’s view as a value driver and not just a risk management exercise. Sustainable investments totaled $35.3 trillion, which is equivalent to around a third of...

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES

Views from industry practitioners on important topics such as greenwashing, greenhushing, SFDR reporting, Scope 3 reporting and more

Why Scope 3 emissions don’t stack up?

Data quality and potential double-counting of emissions are common challenges in measuring Scope 3 emissions associated with investments. Per Fulcrum Asset Management, investors should focus less on the problems with the data, and more on the problems the data is for, which is to identify the sectors and industries where Scope 3 emissions are an essential measure of carbon risk. Read more

Navigating uncertainty in ESG asset management

To meet ESG compliance, investment managers are increasingly challenged with the sourcing of reliable third-party ESG data. While investment managers are accustomed to using service provider data (such as MSCI and Bloomberg) to inform investment decisions, ESG presents a unique challenge in not only evaluating the sheer number of data providers, but their quality. Deloitte outlines considerations for investment managers… Read more

INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND REPORTING TEMPLATES

As the investment industry works to standardize ESG metrics and KPIs,  DiligenceVault is pleased to host a number of industry-standard templates on its platform