In this new white paper: "ESG Ratings – A look at the ESG ratings landscape," investor relations firm MZ Vice President of Capital Markets Intelligence Mark Schwalenberg provides an overview of several of the big-name ESG research & ratings providers - including their overall approach, company coverage and investor reach, methodology, rating scale, and more. Coverage includes MSCI ESG, Sustainalytics, ISS, and Bloomberg, with others (e.g., Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones Sustainability) also identified for further diligence.
Schwalenberg notes that companies may receive complimentary (company-specific) reports from MSCI at esgissuercomm@msci.com, and from Sustainalytics via Director of Issuer Relations Eric Fernald at eric.fernald@sustainalytics.com.
See our prior report: "ESG Report & Ratings Providers Basics"; CSR Hub's "Does Bigger Mean Better?"; this Pearl Meyer post: "Glass Lewis, ISS, and ESG"; and numerous additional resources on our ESG page. This post first appeared in the weekly Society Alert!