An evolving landscape of reforms in the ESG ratings sector continues to pose challenges to providers of ratings and scores.
By Paul A. Davies, Nicola Higgs, Rob Moulton, Michael D. Green, Becky Critchley, Anne Mainwaring, and Charlotte Collins
International momentum to regulate ESG ratings continues as the European Commission released a consultation on 13 June 2023 to create a new regulatory regime for ESG ratings providers. This consultation follows a Call for Evidence that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued on 4 April 2022.
On 25 January 2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) released a consultation paper stating that it planned to regulate what it described as “ESG risk ratings” and “ESG impact ratings”, alongside similar products such as carbon risk ratings, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure ratings, corporate transaction risk scores, and others.