ESG ambitions grow, but key transition issues need to be addressed

IT is commonly acknowledged that despite sustainability and climate change being an existential issue, its principles and foundations are fraught with imperfections.

From completeness, accuracy and comparability issues in carbon emissions and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, to the lack of solutions, these present a real challenge to companies that want to know where they stand and how they can transform.

This, in turn, makes it challenging for them to engage their stakeholders, such as investors and regulators, on this issue.