Sustainable Fitch has opened 'ESG Ratings, Data & Analysis' product to investors.
The firm said it offers "granular and transparent ESG ratings" which are provided on a "on an absolute and fully cross-comparable rating scale, with qualitative commentary from ESG analysts" all via a "robust processes that ensure the independence of our ratings". A major issue with existing ESG scores and ratings is the lack of comparability between products and stocks, something Fitch is highly focused on. Sustainable funds see outflows for first time since March 2020 In the release it said makeup of its dataset means "investors [can] distinguish between ESG impact, outcome and p...
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