Opinion  

'Emerging markets are missing out on crucial funding due to ESG ratings'

Richard Attias

Richard Attias

The principle is the same: countries are going without the support they need to address the climate crisis. 

A bias at the centre of the world’s most dominant ESG ratings is taking trillions of dollars away from developing markets.

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If they are to ever fulfil their original purpose of powering a more sustainable future, we need widespread adoption of inclusivity, so ESG truly benefits every country, every region, and the entire world. 

Richard Attias is chief executive of Future Investment Initiative Institute