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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) score/rating

Data source provider

World Bank

Use cases

Climate-related disclosures, Exposure quantification, Investment and lending decisions

Data group

Climate-related index and scoring

Metric Type

Combined metrics

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

1. Rating provider's methodology
2. ESGBook: Arabesque S-Ray Methodology (Global Compact (GC) Score, ESG Score, Temperature Score)
3. R1ESGo

Unit (e.g. CO2)

1. Climate Risk / ESG Score rating
2. GC Score: (0-100) on human rights, labour right, environment, anti-corruption
3. ESG Score: (0-100) on environmental, social, and governance
4. Temperature Score:
• (tCO2/m$US) on emissions intensity ratio (EIR)
• range from (1.5°C, 2°C, 2.7°C, >2.7°C, 3°C) on the temperature score and is reflected on scenario category

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Country

Time horizon 

Backward-looking

Frequency

Annual

Time series

1961-2021

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

The World Bank curates and maintains a wide range of ESG data by region for policy makers, financial market participants and academic researchers in analysing sovereign bonds issuance.

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