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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) score/rating

Data source provider

Sustainalytics

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 Location

Time horizon 

Backward-looking

Frequency

Latest update

Time series

Latest update

Accessibility

Proprietary

Observation on data availability/gaps

Different methodologies and scales would require internal evaluation, as it is not transparent on how the ESG scoring is derived. The coverage of companies also varies across these platforms. Morningstar Sustainalytics provides high-quality, analytical environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, ratings and data to institutional investors and companies. Covering more than 16,000 companies, Morningstar Sustainalytics has the widest coverage of analyst-based ESG Risk Ratings in the market.

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