The S&P Global ESG Scores package provides access to granular sustainability-related data points collected as part of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) from public and additional disclosures.

ESG risk ratings and scores as well as business and product involvement information and controversies on companies and sovereigns are widely used by asset and wealth managers. This data package corresponds to the Company ESG Level 1 dataset from Sustainalytics. This information supports our clients in considering ESG aspects in investment decisions, monitoring sustainability risks of investment portfolios and reporting on ESG aspects to investors.

The Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Rating Services Market is Segmented by Service Type (ESG Assessment and Ratings, ESG Data Verification, ESG Reporting and Disclosure, ESG Strategy Consulting, Assurance and Compliance Services, and Other Customized ESG Solutions), Application (Investment and Asset Management, Corporate Governance and Risk Management, Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Climate Change and Resource Management, Regulatory Compliance and Stakeholder Communication, and Other Sector-Specific Application), and Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa). The Report Offers Market Size and Forecasts for the ESG Rating Services Market in Value (USD) for all the Above Segments.

In 2024, the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores of the largest banks worldwide varied markedly across different score providers. JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank globally in terms of market capitalization, showed a wide range of scores: when standardized to a score out of 100, the highest score was given by MSCI, at 64.3, and the lowest by S&P Global (previously RobecoSAM), at 29, while the score from Sustainalytics had a value of 45. With only one green bond issued since December 2020, JPMorgan Chase ranked tenth among the leading banks worldwide by value of green bond issuance. Growing commitment to sustainability Banks worldwide are increasingly recognizing the importance of sustainability in their operations. The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, launched in 2021, has grown to include 144 members as of September 2024, with the majority located in Europe. This initiative demonstrates the banking sector's commitment to aligning their operations with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Members are required to set interim targets and provide annual progress reports, indicating a shift towards more transparent and accountable sustainability practices in the industry. ESG scores and their growing role in investment decisions ESG scores measure a company's exposure to long-term environmental, social, and governance risks. These non-financial factors are a growing concern for investors worldwide, and many of them now integrate ESG data in their investment decision-making to have a positive impact on the environment and society. As a result, the assets of ESG funds worldwide increased considerably in recent years, reaching a value of 480 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. ESG factors cover a broad spectrum of sustainability criteria, but environmental concerns are still the main drivers of ESG investing. Despite rising pressure on companies to decrease their impact on the environment, the carbon dioxide emissions of the largest banks worldwide are still far from sustainable.

ESG DATA PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This ESG dataset offers comprehensive coverage of corporate energy management across thousands of global companies. Our data captures detailed patterns of energy consumption, production, and distribution, providing granular insights into various energy types—including electricity and heat—and the technologies (e.g. solar PV, hydropower...) and sources (e.g. biofuels, coal, natural gas...) utilized. With thorough information on renewability and rigorous standardization of every energy metrics, this dataset enables precise benchmarking, cross-sector comparisons, and strategic decision-making for sustainable energy practices.

Built on precision and transparency, the energy dataset adheres to the highest standards of ESG data quality. Every data point is fully traceable to its original source, ensuring unmatched reliability and accuracy. The dataset is continuously updated to capture the most current and complete information, including revisions, new disclosures, and regulatory updates.

ESG DATA PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS

• Company Coverage:              5,000+ companies • Geographical Coverage:       Global • Sectorial Coverage:                All sectors • Data Historical Range:           2014 - 2024 • Median Data History:             5 years • Data Traceability Rate:           100% • Data Frequency:                     Annual • Average Reporting Lag:         3 months • Data Format:                            Most Recent/Point-in-Time

UNIQUE DATA VALUE PROPOSITION

Uncompromised Standardization

When company energy data do not align with standard energy reporting frameworks, our team of environmental engineers meticulously maps the reported figures to the correct energy types and flow categories. This guarantees uniformity and comparability across our dataset, bridging the gap created by diverse reporting formats.

Precision in Every Figure

Our advanced cross-source data precision matching algorithm ensures that the most accurate energy metrics are always delivered. For instance, an exact figure like 12,510,545 Joules is prioritized over a rounded figure like 12mio, reflecting our dedication to precision and detail.

Unbiased Data Integrity

Our approach is grounded in delivering energy data exactly as reported by companies, without making inferences or estimates for undisclosed data. This strict adherence to factual reporting ensures the integrity of the data you receive, providing an unaltered and accurate view of corporate emissions.

End-to-End Data Traceability

Every energy data point is directly traceable to its original source, complete with page references and calculation methodologies. This level of detail ensures the reliability and verifiability of our data, giving you complete confidence in our energy dataset.

Full-Scope Boundary Verification

We tag energy figures that do not cover a company's entire operational boundaries with an 'Incomplete Boundaries' attribute. This transparency ensures that any potential limitations are clearly communicated, enhancing the comparability of our energy data.

USE CASES

Asset Management

Asset Management firms use energy data to benchmark portfolio companies against industry standards, ensuring alignment with net-zero goals and regulatory frameworks like SFDR and TCFD. They assess energy transition risks, track renewable energy adoption, and develop sustainable investment products focused on energy efficiency and climate-conscious innovation.

Financial Institutions & Banking

Financial Institutions & Banking integrate energy data into credit risk assessments and sustainability-linked loans, ensuring borrowers meet renewable energy targets. They also enhance due diligence processes, comply with climate disclosure regulations, and validate green bond frameworks with precise renewable energy metrics.

FinTech

FinTech companies leverage energy data to automate regulatory reporting, power energy management analytics, and develop APIs that assess corporate climate risk. They also build sustainable investment tools that enable investors to prioritize companies excelling in energy efficiency and renewability.

GreenTech & ClimateTech

GreenTech & ClimateTech firms use predictive energy analytics to model energy transition risks and renewable adoption trends. They optimize supply chains, facilitate renewable energy procurement, and assess the environmental and financial impacts of energy investments, supporting PPAs and carbon credit markets.

Corporates

Corporates rely on energy data for performance benchmarking, renewable energy procurement, and transition planning. By analyzing detailed energy consumption and sourcing metrics, they optimize sustainability strategies and improve energy efficiency.

Professional Services & Consulting

Professional Services & Consulting firms use energy data to advise on energy transitions, regulatory complia...

The ESG Investment Analytics Market Report is Segmented by Type (Addressing ESG Expectations and Preparing ESG Reports), Application (Financial Industry, Consumer, and Retail), and Geography (Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East & Africa). The Report Offers the Market Size in Value Terms in USD for all the Abovementioned Segments.

Utilize 700+ impact metrics to assess the value chain impact of business activities, analyze impact using ESG data from corporate sustainability disclosures, and conduct impact assessments on over 200k+ global controversies.

Our metrics provide sustainability data on important corporate ESG issues using:

• Modelled data for an assessment of business's value chain impact on emissions, land and water use, resource use, pollution, consumers health and safety, and broader community impacts.

• Scores that reflect the comprehensiveness of corporate sustainability policies, targets and practices. This assessment is conducted using corporate disclosures and analyzes ESG impact across key sustainability themes such as biodiversity, corporate governance, supply chain labour practices, human rights and more.

Each score has underlying features utilized for its assessment which help differentiate impact. For example, our scoring of a company's GHG emissions reduction target is enhanced by the scope of the target (targets which aim to reduce Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions that are SBTi verified will be rated better than targets that aim to reduce only one of the scopes). All underlying features and data snippets from corporate disclosures are available as detailed reports.

• Impact analysis of ESG controversies from over 200k global sources which helps screen through the noise of published news and highlights material ESG controversies. The scoring of each controversy from low to high impact is done by ESG experts using features such as scale of impact, duration of impact, stakeholders affected, etc.

All our sustainability data is available alongside detailed reports which provides full transparency into the corporate disclosures, news data and analysis used for each score, along with source snippets. This helps simplify the ESG research that feeds into your own ESG models.

All our sustainability data leads to ESG impact scores from A+ to D- with a transparent methodology and sector-specific weights to simplify investment analysis. Integrate our vast ESG database and research into your own sustainable investment models and utilise our scores for an indicative assessment of sustainability performance.

The World Bank’s ESG Data Draft dataset provides information on 17 key sustainability themes spanning environmental, social, and governance categories. In order to shift financial flows so that they are better aligned with global goals, the World Bank Group (WBG) is working to provide financial markets with improved data and analytics that shed light on countries’ sustainability performance. Along with new information and tools, the World Bank will also develop research on the correlation between countries’ sustainability performance and the risk and return profiles of relevant investments.

Unlike traditional ESG data sets that are focused on annual ratings and periodic corporate disclosure, Event Registry monitors company ESG behavior at the speed of current events detected in global news. We utilize AI to analyze over 150,000 sources and uncover ESG risks and opportunities hidden in unstructured news and PR articles. We identify company events leveraging the 26 ESG categories defined by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The data feed covers 200.000+ companies with up to 5 years of history.

ESG ratings have emerged as the top factor influencing investment decisions globally in 2023, with varying impacts across regions. In Europe, 27 percent of institutional investors considered ESG ratings as a key driver, followed closely by Canada at 25 percent. In the United States, 17 percent of investors noted influence from this driver, while APAC shows minimal influence at just 2 percent. Sustainable Development Goals and ESG ETF Investments Climate action, represented by Goal 13 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), has become the primary focus for ESG ETFs globally. As of 2024, assets worth 75.1 billion U.S. dollars were linked to this goal, with 280 out of 552 ESG ETFs targeting climate action. This emphasis on environmental concerns has aligned with the broader overall trend of investors prioritizing companies with strong ESG practices and ratings. Regional Variations in Sustainable Fund Demand While the demand for sustainable funds has remained relatively stable or has been perceived to increase across some regions, differences have been notable. In the United States, 14 percent of investors reported decreased demand for sustainable funds compared to non-sustainable options. However, Canada stands out, with over 95 percent of investors having indicated stable or increasing demand. This regional variation underscores the importance of understanding local market dynamics when developing sustainable investment strategies.

There is an increasing demand for high quality data on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals to report to clients, or to address clients' demands to support investments aligned with these goals. SIX offers the MSCI SDG/Impact Data, which is designed to provide a holistic view of companies’ net contribution, both positive and negative, towards addressing each of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to support clients' unique impact investing goals and priorities.

S&P Global ESG Scoresは、S&P グローバルによるコーポレートサステナビリティ評価（CSA）プロセスの一環として、公開情報や追加開示情報から収集されたサステナビリティ関連の詳しいデータポイントへのアクセスを提供します。

ISS ESG’s Country Rating solution provides a highly relevant and material assessment of a country’s ESG performance, allowing investors to draw well-informed conclusions about the long-term solvency of government bond issuers. The rating comprises more than 100 quantitative and qualitative criteria and follows a profound methodology, reflecting global best practices as well as normative considerations.

The sustainability performance of countries is analyzed via two dimensions and six categories:

Social & Governance Rating 1. Political System/Governance 2. Human Rights/Fundamental Freedoms 3. Social Conditions

Environmental Rating 4. Natural Resources 5. Climate Change/Energy 6. Production/Consumption

A wide range of ESG topics are assessed in the ISS ESG Country Rating including both qualitative and quantitative criteria. For instance, the safeguarding of fundamental freedoms by a country’s government is mostly assessed in qualitative terms, while a country’s consumption of resources is quantified. The rating also includes a comprehensive analysis of relevant controversies, allowing investors to consider countries' performance and actions in areas especially critical to them.

The rating dimensions environment, social and governance are comprised of specifically defined topics, which in turn are further split into several criteria and sub-criteria. This allows for an individual assessment of each country’s performance in a very detailed way and to take into account the various individual interdependencies and multidimensional nature of the criteria.

The overall evaluation is based on a twelve–point grading system from A+ (excellent performance) to D- (poor performance). Countries are categorized as ISS ESG “Prime” if they achieve or exceed the minimum sustainability performance requirements (Prime threshold: B-) defined for the ESG Country Rating.

Coverage includes approximately 100% coverage of global sovereign debt issued and more than 120 countries.

ISS ESG’s Country Ratings are based on a variety of trustworthy sources, including:

• Supranational organizations such as the UN Development Programme, World Health Organization, and International Labor Organization • Public authorities such as the US State Department and German Foreign Affairs Department • Non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International, International Trade Union Confederation, Transparency International, and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Direct contact via telephone or e-mail is conducted only occasionally if data is ambiguous or if more background information is necessary.

Data is used by a broad range of institutional investors, asset managers, asset owners, fund managers, banks, government institutions, universities and research firms.

Listed Company ESG Information Disclosure Summary Data - Inclusive Finance, this project is an industry sustainability indicator, and companies strengthen disclosure by industry, so not all companies disclose relevant information (Taiwan Stock Exchange)

Sustainability used to be just about saving the planet. Today it has morphed into an umbrella term for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. In this report, we have updated our ESG framework—originally published in 2020—to help CEOs identify all potential ESG risks and implement mitigating actions to improve their company’s ESG performance. Read More

Sensefolio Scores API analyzes on a daily basis more than 20,000 companies.

On top of the company ESG scoring, Sensefolio delivers scores of each ESG component. And by using the Sensefolio ESG Framework, you will be able to get a more granular view on: - 50 Criteria - 11 sub categories

You can use Sensefolio ESG scores for: - Backtesting your ESG Investment Strategy - Establishing Sustainability tracker for companies or Industries - Integrating ESG component with your Risk Management policy or your Reputation Risk control

ESG Software Market Report is Segmented by Offerings (Solution, Services), by Deployment (Cloud, On-Premises), by Enterprises (SMEs, Large Enterprises), by End-User Verticals (BFSI, IT and Telecom, Manufacturing, Retail and E-Commerce, Healthcare, Government, Other End-User Verticals), by Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa). The Market Sizes and Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD) for all the Above Segments.

The EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance has impacted many existing regulations in addition to bringing in new ones. The package contains ESG information on Funds and Structured Products sourced from the issuers (manufacturers) of these financial products. This dataset supports our clients in fulfilling requirements under the EU regulations SFDR, Taxonomy and MiFID. Under SFDR, PAI (Principal Adverse Impact) disclosures on product level will be mandatory from 1st January 2023 for ESG focused products (e.g. Art. 8 and 9 funds). The main source for the data is the EET (European ESG Template) and is complemented by flagging of products based on MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) sustainability preferences. This indicator is provided by SIX in order to differentiate financial products by their degree of inclusion of sustainability aspects, thereby helping users to make informed choices and match clients’ sustainability preferences with the appropriate financial products.

Reporting on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was approximately 25 percentage points higher among G250 firms compared to N100 firms. Among N100 firms, climate risks were the most commonly reported, whereas governance risks were the most frequently reported by G250 firms.

The ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) services market is experiencing robust growth, driven by increasing regulatory pressures, investor demand for sustainable investments, and a heightened awareness of environmental and social issues among corporations. While the provided data lacks specific market size and CAGR figures, a reasonable estimation based on industry reports and trends suggests a 2025 market size of approximately $15 billion, exhibiting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12-15% from 2025 to 2033. This growth is fueled by the expanding adoption of ESG strategies across various sectors, including energy and utilities, financial services, and consumer goods, where companies are proactively managing their ESG risks and integrating sustainability into their core business operations. The demand for ESG risk assessment, strategy development, and data & analytics services is particularly strong, as organizations seek to quantify and mitigate their environmental impact, improve social performance, and enhance governance structures. Further driving market expansion is the proliferation of ESG rating agencies and data providers, coupled with the growing availability of sophisticated ESG data and analytics tools. The market segmentation reflects the diverse needs of different industries. Energy and utilities companies are under significant pressure to decarbonize their operations, necessitating robust ESG strategies. Financial services firms are increasingly integrating ESG factors into their investment decisions and risk management processes. Consumer goods companies face rising consumer expectations for ethical and sustainable products, driving them to implement comprehensive ESG programs. While the market is witnessing significant growth, challenges remain. These include data inconsistencies and standardization issues, the cost of implementing comprehensive ESG programs, and the lack of skilled professionals capable of undertaking these complex analyses. Despite these hurdles, the long-term outlook for the ESG services market remains exceptionally positive, with continued growth projected across all segments and geographic regions, propelled by global sustainability initiatives and increasing investor scrutiny.