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Environmental, social, and governance

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001889

A set of criteria used by investors to evaluate a company's performance beyond traditional financial metrics. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors assess a company's impact on the environment, its relationships with employees and communities, and its leadership and internal controls. These criteria are increasingly considered in investment decisions and corporate sustainability reporting.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001889
FieldLaw
AbbreviationESG
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001889",
  "term": "Environmental, social, and governance",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A set of criteria used by investors to evaluate a company's performance beyond traditional financial metrics. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors assess a company's impact on the environment, its relationships with employees and communities, and its leadership and internal controls. These criteria are increasingly considered in investment decisions and corporate sustainability reporting.",
  "abbreviation": "ESG",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/environmental-social-and-governance/"
}

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