Extra-financial sustainability factors have become part of the mainstream investment landscape, as evolving public policy and company environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices create risks and opportunities that do not appear on financial statements.

RiskMetrics’ global coverage, robust data and expert insights enable 
 investors to evaluate ESG risks and opportunities across geographic boundaries, industries, and themes.

Building on the 2009 acquisitions of Innovest Strategic Value Advisors and KLD Research & Analytics, RiskMetrics Group’s ESG Analytics business has established itself as the world’s leading provider of ESG data and analytics. Our solutions combine leading-edge research insights, data and analysis to meet the whole range of investors' sustainability research needs:

• Sustainability Ratings and Analysis - through the Intangible Value Assessment ratings model
• Compliance Screening - through Global Compact Plus and customized screening Data Feeds
• Climate Risk Management - through Carbon Beta and Climate Governance services
• Advisory Services - through Social Issues Service proxy research

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  • Breadth & Depth of Coverage
    • Strategic partnership with FTSE Group to provide a cutting-edge range of index solutions (FTSE KLD Indices) across a variety of ESG themes.
    • Ethical Screening coverage of over 6800 companies against 100 specific criteria.
    • Sustainability coverage of over 2000 companies against 120 performance factors
    • Carbon-specific research on over 2000 companies worldwide
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  • Uniform Research Approach
    • Innovest rated #1 global provider of “extra-financial” research 2 years in a row by the Thomson Extel survey of institutional investors
    • In-depth consultative approach to gathering and evaluating sustainability information from multiple sources.
    • Detailed analysis of each industry’s competitive dynamics precedes any company-specific assessments
    • All research and analysis performed by global teams of sector specialists following uniform research protocol
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  • Trusted Industry Partner
    • Signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI)
    • Member of the Social Investment Forum
    • Invited presenters to World Economic Forum, World Petroleum Congress, Minerals Economic Symposium, dozens of major investment conferences
    • Collaborative relations with influential NGOs such as Environmental Defense, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, and others
    • Developed Climate Governance Framework for the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR)

Please contact us for more information about ESG Analytics