Scientific Beta

MarketWatch: "The inadequacies of the environmental, social and governance framework have been exposed to the high scores of French nursing-home operator before a scandal, a research firm says. Orpea as recently as September highlighted upgrades from three firms: ISS ESG, Vigeo Eiris and Sustainalytics. Analysts at Scientific Beta, a research venture of the Singapore Exchange and the EDHEC Risk Institute, said the “unreliable nature of these inputs not only limits their usefulness but can at worst have negative impacts on the achievement of real-world ESG goals sought by investors.”"

MarketWatch 07/02/2022

"(...) The inadequacies of the environmental, social and governance framework have been exposed to the high scores of French nursing-home operator before a scandal, a research firm says. Orpea as recently as September highlighted upgrades from three firms: ISS ESG, Vigeo Eiris and Sustainalytics. Analysts at Scientific Beta, a research venture of the Singapore Exchange and the EDHEC Risk Institute, said the “unreliable nature of these inputs not only limits their usefulness but can at worst have negative impacts on the achievement of real-world ESG goals sought by investors.” (...)"