Introducing the new QESG 3.0: The next generation

Sustainability. We mean it.

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13 June 2025 |

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The Global Equity ESG Pathway team’s assessment of ESG – the QESG Score – is embedded directly within our stock selection model and is a crucial part of how we determine the expected return of investments. In this paper, we provide a rundown of what’s changed in the next iteration of QESG.

Introducing the new QESG 3.0: The next generation

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The broader philosophy of the score remains the same, in that it remains vital to avoid the worst companies and identify those that are changing for the better.
However, the availability of better and more granular data sources has enabled improvements in several key areas.
QESG 3.0 builds on our pioneering ESG research over the past 15 years and demonstrates our continued desire to improve and enhance our models and investment process.