Finance, Markets and Valuation
Vol. 4, Num. 1, January-June 2018, 27--40
Title: Socially responsible investment: a view from the social rating agencies of Vigeo-Eiris and MSCI ESG STATS
Authors: Jairo Alexander González Bueno, Jairo Núñez Rodríguez
DOI: 10.46503/PCMP9095
Abstract:
The concern of investors for environmental, social and corporate governance issues is giving rise to certain changes in the investment decision-making process. Given this situation, socially responsible investment has received the attention of practitioners and academics, and has reached a significant level of development in financial community in recent years. The main goal of this paper is to examine social rating methodologies developed by the two most renowned agencies worldwide: MSCI ESG STATS and Vigeo-Eiris.
Keywords: Socially Responsible Investment; Social Rating Agencies; MSCI ESG STATS Database; Vigeo-Eiris Database
