Analysis of "Green" Economy Trends Using Sustainable Development Reports

Abstract

The article presents a study of the trends of the "green" economy based on the analysis of reports on the sustainable development of the largest Russian companies in the mining and metallurgical industry. Comparative analysis of data on different methods of rating companies on criteria was conducted. Our research showed a high degree of consistency of the results according to different methods, and also revealed the problems of complex disclosure in the reporting of significant aspects of ESG information necessary for making managerial decisions, including responsible investment.