The ESG Strategist - Power, Policy and Capital in an ESG World - Jigar Motta

What ESG says is not what markets price.

For over a decade, ESG has been framed through disclosure; measured, reported, and aligned with evolving frameworks. But markets do not respond to disclosure. They respond to how that information is interpreted, how risk is assessed, and how capital moves.

The ESG Strategist examines ESG from within that system.

It moves beyond reporting and positioning, and into how ESG actually functions inside capital markets; shaping valuation, influencing cost of capital, and determining allocation.

This book explores:

1.How ESG signals are interpreted differently across markets

2.Why strong disclosure does not always translate into financial outcomes

3.Where ESG enters risk models, and how it begins to affect pricing

4.The role of policy, institutions, and governance in shaping credibility

5.How organizations can move from activity to influence

Written from a practitioner's perspective, this is not a guide to ESG frameworks.

It is a lens on how ESG is read, priced, and acted upon.

For ESG professionals, investors, and business leaders, The ESG Strategist offers a clear, grounded view of where ESG actually operates, and where it begins to matter.