Oh yes, the famous ESG score, where Shell, Exxon, Chevron, have a higher score than Tesla.
Soon as Neuralink will go public, they will also give them a lower score than Altria Group, Reynolds American and Philip Morris International.
Here is a summary:Elon's biggest scam:
According to a new report by the Financial Times, SpaceX received MSCI’s lowest ESG rating, **CCC**, shortly before its June 2026 IPO. MSCI said the company was “lagging its industry” because of significant ESG risks and inadequate management of those risks.
Some of the factors highlighted in reporting around the rating include:
**Governance concerns**: Questions about board independence, concentration of control, shareholder rights, and the company’s share structure.
**Controversies score**: SpaceX reportedly received a very low controversies assessment and an “orange flag” designation, indicating involvement in severe ongoing controversies under MSCI’s methodology.
**Investor concerns**: Some institutional investors and ESG-focused funds have expressed concerns that the company’s governance arrangements could disadvantage minority shareholders.
The rating is notable because SpaceX is widely viewed as a technologically transformative company, yet ESG ratings assess much more than environmental impact. MSCI’s framework weighs **environmental, social, and governance factors**, and governance issues can significantly affect a company’s overall score.
The development also echoes earlier criticism from Elon Musk of ESG rating systems. After Tesla was removed from the S&P 500 ESG Index in 2022, Musk publicly described ESG as a “scam.”
This is correct. An analyst following us when I worked there was inquiring how we (a green energy company btw LOL) had such a low ESG score.
And as you imagine there is algo trading that you miss out on etc.
L000000000000000000000000L are the really tryin to bring back that FAILED ESG experiment?? I hate spaceX and hope it crashes and burns but ESG?????? LAUGHABLE concept that has been proven a weird LGBT cashgrab failure already.
Yes, and Exxon Mobil Corp much better ESG score, because they are one of the cleanest businesses on Earth ... or maybe, just maybe, ESG scores are total hogwash?
Edit: Emissions from rockets are negligible in comparison, btw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4VHfmiwuv4
ESG ratings are basically a scam, but also this result is 100% expected for a space company and one under Elon.
Also high rated ESG companies tend to underperform anyways, so strictly looking at this in terms of investing, you don't actually want better performing ESG companies