ESG RATING: social and environmental come first – Executive Summary

The Instituto Escolhas developed an innovative tool to help banks and investment funds incorporate social and environmental aspects into investment decision-making. More comprehensive and accurate ESG RATING places unprecedented emphasis on these aspects, ensuringthey are properly weighted by financial institutions when allocating resources. The tool also helps organizations differentiate between initiatives that are truly commit ted to the desired ESG criteria and those which only adopt superficial procedures – commonly known as greenwashing.