Five priorities to build trust in sustainability information
Sustainability information must be trustworthy to guide capital. Five priorities can help.
The report
Key questions have emerged about sustainability information.
Defining the sustainability information ecosystem
Companies, data providers, raters, investors and regulators.
1. Increase the transparency of composite indicators
Explain how ratings and scores are built.
2. Understand the different uses of sustainability information
Investors, regulators and consumers need different things.
3. Create the conditions for assurance
Data must be assurable.
The role of assurance
Independent assurance builds trust.
4. Develop comparable, interoperable taxonomies
Align classifications across jurisdictions.
5. Address barriers in emerging markets
Support data and capacity where it is weakest.
Next steps for companies, policymakers and investors
Collaborate on standards and data.
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Summary
Trustworthy sustainability information supports better capital allocation.
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