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Investigate The ESG Score Methodology

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Whether the Refinitiv provide a reliable and trusted methodology in the process of aggregating 10 category scores to overall score?

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  • Zhi Chen, 2023. "Investigate The ESG Score Methodology," Papers 2312.00202, arXiv.org, revised Jan 2024.
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