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Esg Implementation In Emerging & Frontier Markets: Lessons Cultivated From Sri Lanka And Beyond, Ahmed Qaisi
Esg Implementation In Emerging & Frontier Markets: Lessons Cultivated From Sri Lanka And Beyond, Ahmed Qaisi
University of Miami Business Law Review
Crippling debt accrued within emerging and frontier market nations forces developing governments to enact policies contrary to the well-being of their overall economies. The influence of credit rating agencies as well as organizations like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) have handcuffed governments into implementing Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) policies that are unrealistic and unfeasible and have therefore caused detrimental societal impacts. This note examines how the application of ESG policies and governmental corruption resulted in Sri Lanka’s devastating economic collapse. Also scrutinized are those countries which have taken on debt but have managed well throughout …