India Integrity

In this interview Chirag Mehta, Senior Fund Manager (ESG & Alternatives) at Quantum Asset Management talks about his experience of managing the ESG offerings at Quantum. The interview covers the ESG research process, portfolio construction, their experience of ESG engagements with portfolio companies and the steep learning curve.

The arbitrary nature of ESG ratings is exemplified by various studies that pinpoint the low correlation in ratings from various agencies.

Our ESG research framework focuses on evaluating corporate disclosures and qualitative performance that are material to operations.

Backed by decades of building in-house capabilities, Quantum is at the forefront of advancing ESG principles across India.

After a challenging year for ESG investing in 2022, marked by setbacks and declining interest, the focus now shifts to 2023. The recent... 

Professor Aswath Damodaran suggests people working in the ESG space were either ‘useful idiots’ or ‘feckless knaves’. We argue that... 

Our adherence to stringent ESG standards exemplifies our commitment to sustainability and transparent business practice. 

We take an accounting of the sustainability linked hits and misses in this year's Fiscal Budget.

With pressures to make ESG reporting more meaningful, we take a look at the standards, quality and coverage to come, globally and in India.

Assessing companies for financial risk, sustainability and resilience to macro turbulence is key to our proprietary ESG investment process.

We look beyond the “clean” label in responsible investing to reveal stark choices for carbon intensity and footprint.

Investors navigating ESG greenwashing need to be aware of practices which we refer to as EHG: Eyewash, Hogwash, and Greenwash.

Workplace diversity contributes to better management outcomes. How has India progressed in female employee participation?

Gender diversity is crucial to profitability and value creation. As India ESG investors, we demand far better disclosures from companies.