The incongruity between the ESG ratings highlights the irrational nature of scoring models

The incongruity between the ESG ratings highlights the irrational nature of scoring models.

As we worked on the module 'Creating Sustainable Organisations,' I learned a lesson from my brilliant teammates, Samantha Stewart and Anna Barrett, who asked, 'Who owns the company?'

The people who designed the concept and the system hold the relative power of discourse. Inevitably, therefore, the question arises: Who wielded the authority to define these criteria? Whose hand fashioned the framework that governs our perception of merit and worth? Consequently, we find ourselves pondering whether we are willing to acquiesce to the dictates of such systems, be it in our professional endeavours.

These cogitations urge us to introspect, to challenge the foundations upon which these evaluative structures rest. For, in our relentless pursuit of progress and societal advancement, it becomes imperative to ascertain whether we wish to subscribe to the value systems they espouse. Our choices reverberate with profound implications, influencing the manner in which...

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#100daysoflearning Day 46

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