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by mcv 1012 days ago
Informative. Sounds like the official goals are good and noble, but the way it's used in practice is corrupt and counterproductive.

So who hands out these scores? And are there independent parties evaluating them or giving their own, more neutral scores?

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POSIWID: "The purpose of a system is what it does"--Stafford Beer.

The purpose of climate change policies is to give subsidies to voters, who are relatively more wealthy than people unlikely to vote. The purpose of ESG is to provide political cover for rapacious exploitation of workers and environments.