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How a sustainability index can keep Exxon but drop Tesla – and 3 ways to fix ESG ratings to meet investors' expectations

  • Written by Tom Lyon, Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce and Business Economics, University of Michigan
How a sustainability index can keep Exxon but drop Tesla – and 3 ways to fix ESG ratings to meet investors' expectationsTesla CEO Elon Musk, shown at an electric vehicle factory, called ESG ratings 'a scam' after an index dropped Tesla. Maja Hitij/Getty Images

A major stock index that tracks sustainable investments dropped electric vehicle-maker Tesla from its list in May 2022 – but it kept oil giant ExxonMobil. That move by the S&P 500 ESG Index has set...

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