Tying executive pay to ESG metrics is now standard practice at most large companies. But new research finds that when the scoring methodology becomes predictable, it becomes easier to game.
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Two supply chain experts see a major flaw in how ratings agencies measure companies’ environmental, social and governance performance.
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Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of California, Los Angeles
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor, Political Science, The University of Melbourne
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Director of the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor, Organizational Studies and Sustainable Commerce and Director, Institute for Sustainable Commerce, University of Guelph
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PhD Student in Political Science (Joint Supervision with Business School), The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor at the Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario