Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Investors: Universally accepted ESG measures needed

One of the largest ever studies to analyze how information relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is used in valuation and investment decisions arrived in my inbox just yesterday. The authors used data from more than 850 respondents from 88 sell-side and 240 buy-side institutions to forumlate their conclusions. I am not aware of a survey of this size or scope elsewhere in the world, but I do believe most respondents were European.

This is important work as many people think that once mainstream buy and sell side analysts wake up to the value of sustainability reporting (investors refer to this as ESG) and are able to find data in the right quantities and qualities, sustainability reporting will finally become an every day business practice.

Key findings of this study:
· Evidence suggests a growing interest in ESG information, but it remains a niche market. Many sell-side analysts indicated that their institution has not developed an ESG policy, which generally hampers the use of extra-financial information in their analysis.
· Corporate communication practices relating to ESG issues seem to have improved, but many analysts and investors do not perceive that the companies provide enough information to allow effective assessment of these factors' impacts.
· Extra-financial information is believed to have a significantly higher impact on brand and reputation than on market value or financial performance.
· Companies that score high on ESG criteria seem to be rewarded with premium valuation, while companies that score low are likely to be penalised with valuation discount.

And most interesting for GRI reporting:
· Sell-side analysts use extra-financial information to a lesser extent than investors, and point out that the lack of a universally accepted methodology for quantifying ESG data makes it difficult to incorporate extra-financial information into their analyses.

Do you think the GRI Guidelines can be a part of the solution towards a universally accepted methodology?

Study authors: The European Centre for Corporate Engagement (ECCE), click on blog title for link.

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