Nicaragua received an overall Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) score of 16.5. This was more than 25 points below the second-lowest ranking country, Mexico, which received a "D" grading having achieved an ESG score of under 43 points. Canada was the best performing country across the Americas, having achieved a score of 89.5.
Selected countries by Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ranking in the Americas in 2024, by overall ESG score
The source adds the following information on the ranking methodology. "The World Economics ESG Index is a composite index derived from the average of the Environmental, Social and Governance Impact Indexes".
Environmental Impact Index is based on each country’s total carbon and methane emissions.Â
Social Index was calculated from equal weightings of health, education and poverty.
Governance Index is based on equally based on rule of law, press freedom, political rights and Corruption Perceptions.
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