IT, financial players most ESG compliant; Infosys tops CRISIL rankings

Infosys tops the list, with a score of 79 on 100, while among the financial sector players, Kotak Mahindra Bank has a score of 75

Information technology and financial services players are the most environmental, Soc­ial, and governance (ESG) com­pliant companies in the country, and second-largest soft­ware exporter Infosys sc­oring the highest on the key metric, according to scores prepared by Crisil.
 
Companies in oil and gas, chemicals, metals and mining, and cement companies have lower ESG scores, reflecting high natural-resource intensity, and thereby higher emission levels, extractive use of natural resources, potential adverse environmental and community impact, and generally more moderate levels of disclosure, it said.
 
 “ESG is already playing a material role in the decisions of governments, regulators, investors, lenders, and