Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings - Risks, Regulations, and Market Dynamics

This book presents environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and scorings and their providers and lists problems with data quality, data sources, and unknown methodology, contributing to the green- and social-washing ESG rating phenomenon, as well as describing regulations, initiatives, and practical knowledge of ESG scoring.

List of contents

Introduction Part I: ESG Ratings 1. ESG Ratings: The main problems 2. Problems related to ESG Measures Part II: Market Dynamics and ESG Ratings Impact 3. ESG Ratings Inflation 4. Factors influencing the quality of ESG rating 5. The impact of data greenwashing on the financial market Part III: ESG Regulations and Governance 6. Regulations related to ESG measures 8. Main Conclusions and Implications

About the author

Patrycja Chodnicka-Jaworska is a researcher and the Director of the Risk and Finance Management Center, University of Warsaw, Poland.

Product details

• Authors: Patrycja Chodnicka-Jaworska
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.10.2025
• EAN: 9781041098713
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4109871-3
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge Open Business and Economics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Law, macroeconomics, business strategy, Finance & accounting, Management of specific areas, Development Studies, Finance and accounting, Banking law