FIRM LEVEL
3 steps towards i-score computation
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Step 1:
To obtain several ESG scores of each stock
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Evaluate different ratings/scores from a third-party data provider;
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Make sure that the ESG ratings used are based on performance but not risk- or disclosure-based.
Classification scheme of ESG recognition
3 ESG sentiment indicators: Sustainability, Environmental (E), and Social (S)
Theoretically, the sentiment score ranges between -1 (negative) and +1 (positive), which reflects how professionals perceive the ESG information from the media coverage in a given period. Our three ESG sentiment indicators are derived from a commercial-grade AI-driven NLP engine.
For sustainability sentiment, the keywords are:
Net-Zero emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, positive environmental events, waste dumping, habitat destruction, environmental noncompliance, executive-incentives, misstatement, misleading-labeling, executive scandal, executive firing, executive absence, fraud, corruption, money laundering, insider trading, embezzlement, investment, labor-conditions-noncompliance, industrial accidents, legal-issues, privacy, gender-pay-gap, product fault, and product side effects.
For environmental (E) sentiment, the keywords are:
green, pollution, climate, environmental, energy, emission, GHG, greenhouse gases, carbon, zero carbon, carbon neutrality, water, waste water, solid waste, and hazardous material.
For social (S) sentiment, the keywords are:
labor, labor practice, employee health, employee safety, employee welfare, employee diversity, customer privacy, customer welfare, data security, product quality, and product safety.
Classification Scheme of Sustainability, Environmental (E) and Social (S) Sentiment Level
(01.2022-03.2023)
PORTFOLIO LEVEL
Rating scheme by i-score: the 4-petal rating
100% of the invested value of the composite stocks in the portfolio rank the upper 50% of industry peers
75% of the invested value of the composite stocks in the portfolio rank the upper 50% of industry peers
50% of the invested value of the composite stocks in the portfolio rank the upper 50% of industry peers
25% of the invested value of the composite stocks in the portfolio rank the upper 50% of industry peers
0% of the invested value of the composite stocks in the portfolio rank the upper 50% of industry peers