‘Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance’ Scores Are Changing the Oil Industry

‘Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance’ Scores Are Changing the Oil Industry
The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Dec. 30, 2015. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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Environmental, social, and corporate governance—better known as ESG—is the order of the day in big business.

According to its advocates, ESG rating provides investors with useful information on risks arising from climate change, pollution, and other environmental issues. Yet much of that information isn’t financially material.

Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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