“Critics, including law professor Lucian Bebchuk at Harvard University and economist Alex Edmans at London Business School, have argued that tying executive compensation to specific ESG metrics invites executives to game the scheme and may end up exacerbating the agency problem of executive pay.”

[COMMENTARY] I disagree with standardizing ESG scores, as I believe the different weights and scoring methodologies have value in assessing the performance raters. However, I do agree with standardizing the presentation of ESG data and information that ESG raters show.
The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder, by Pierre Chaigneau, June 2, 2026, The Conversation, Canada.