Purposeful Investing

The New ESG: Our Proprietary Combined Good Score (CGS)

Zorik bases its investing approach around the idea of investing for good. ESG holds several apparent flaws, so Zorik uses its own method, the Combined Good Score (CGS). The research paper, introducing and proving the CGS is below.

The Combined Good Score Paper: (may take up to 15 seconds to load)

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Improvement over ESG: 01

Greater Focus on Corporate Democracy

A Shareholder Influence Multiplier is factored into the CGS calculation to evaluate shareholder rights. Zorik believes corporate democracy is essential.

Improvement over ESG: 02

More Encompassing

While ESG only measures environmental, social, and governance, the CGS score also measures economic contribution, innovation, adaptability, and shareholder influence, providing a more comprehensive evaluation of a company's overall impact. Zorik believes it is important to look at many categories of impact, not just three.

Improvement over ESG: 03

Greater Standardization

There is a standardized approach to calculate the CGS. Zorik believes a standardized approach is necessary for an industry-wide ethics measure.