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The paper: The recent focus on companies’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) or how they serve the natural environment, workers, communities, customers, vendors and shareholders, has been gaining momentum. Companies investments into these three pillars are increasing remarkably, and benchmarking their relative performances in ESG indices is moving from being optional to essential. ESG reporting has been challenging to policymakers, boards and executives, and it is forcing companies to revamp their corporate strategies. ESG regulations have the potential to raise the cost of capital of oil and gas producers as well as the marginal cost of production, which will ultimately impact markets and prices.