Musk has once again lost his cool on Twitter. Tesla's ESG score is 37 points, while tobacco giant Philip Morris scored 84 points, and oil companies like Shell and ExxonMobil scored even higher than Tesla.
This is ridiculous. Tobacco kills millions of people every year, and these oil companies have a bunch of black spots in their carbon emission records, yet they score better than Tesla, which is dedicated to promoting electric vehicles.
ESG supporters say Tesla performs well on environmental factors, but its social and governance factors are lacking, resulting in a low overall score. However, this argument is becoming increasingly untenable—many people believe that the ESG rating system itself is problematic and even politically biased.
What’s even more heartbreaking is that a bunch of companies are "greenwashing" game system data in order to boost their ESG scores. As asset management giants like BlackRock gain more influence over ESG, stocks with high ESG ratings attract more capital inflow, which in turn encourages more fraudulent behavior.
Elon Musk's recent criticism has actually struck a chord with many investors' doubts. Is ESG investing really promoting sustainable development, or is it just creating more absurd scoring games?
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Musk has once again lost his cool on Twitter. Tesla's ESG score is 37 points, while tobacco giant Philip Morris scored 84 points, and oil companies like Shell and ExxonMobil scored even higher than Tesla.
This is ridiculous. Tobacco kills millions of people every year, and these oil companies have a bunch of black spots in their carbon emission records, yet they score better than Tesla, which is dedicated to promoting electric vehicles.
ESG supporters say Tesla performs well on environmental factors, but its social and governance factors are lacking, resulting in a low overall score. However, this argument is becoming increasingly untenable—many people believe that the ESG rating system itself is problematic and even politically biased.
What’s even more heartbreaking is that a bunch of companies are "greenwashing" game system data in order to boost their ESG scores. As asset management giants like BlackRock gain more influence over ESG, stocks with high ESG ratings attract more capital inflow, which in turn encourages more fraudulent behavior.
Elon Musk's recent criticism has actually struck a chord with many investors' doubts. Is ESG investing really promoting sustainable development, or is it just creating more absurd scoring games?