ILR

International Labour Review

0020-7780 1564-913X

10.1111/ilr.12370

Assessing companies' decent work practices: An analysis of ESG rating methodologies

LOUCHE

Céline

clouche@audencia.com DELAUTRE

Guillaume

delautre@ilo.org BALVEDI PIMENTEL

Gabriela

gabrielabpimentel@gmail.com

Audencia Business School ILO Consultant

02 03 2023

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10.1111/ilr.v162.1

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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating agencies, as non‐financial data providers, have become central actors in the field of responsible investment. Although research has explored the construction of ESG metrics, little is known about how agencies evaluate decent work. Building on the analysis of six rating agencies, this article investigates how these actors measure and assess companies' performance in terms of decent work and related areas and identifies the challenges they face in this endeavour. The authors seek to better understand the capacity of responsible investment and ESG ratings to promote and improve decent work within companies.

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