Read this report from NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights for a discussion on how investors can analyze commitments that companies embrace regarding their social impacts. It provides metrics and insights needed to identify forward-looking companies that are contributing to a sustainable economy.
You’ll learn four key principles for improved measurement of social performance to spur much-needed action to reform the “S” in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) industry:
- Measure companies’ real-world effects, not just their efforts
- Diversify the data – go beyond company disclosure
- Establish and rely upon clear standards for evaluating “S”
- Target investors as the primary audience