A research by NN IP & Glass Lewis

Companies with Stand-Alone ESG Committees Have Higher Sustainability Scores

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Pixabay CC0 Public DomainImagen de Gerd Altmann. NN IP

Author: Romina López

  1. Companies with this supervisory structure account for the highest proportion (28%) of firms in the top quartile of ESG Lens scores
  2. Firms located in Europe and the United States, which have more developed extra-financial reporting expectations, tend to have stand-alone board level ESG committees
  3. Stand-alone committees are most prevalent in the energy sector (44%), followed by materials (37%)