LONDON (March 20, 2024) – ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, today announced it has been named “Best ESG Ratings Provider” for 2024 by ESG Investing, a London-based media platform and a division of Global Markets Media Ltd. covering ESG and sustainable investing for fund managers, institutional investors, and listed companies, at the ESG Investing Awards ceremony held on March 7, 2024.
The ESG Investing Awards 2024 are devoted to assessing and evaluating the best companies involved in all areas of ESG investing across the globe and are designed exclusively for banks, investment managers, research houses, ratings agencies, index and ETF providers, and exchanges. Awards categories are assessed by a panel of independent judges comprising financial market professionals, academics, and independent experts.
ISS ESG offers broad global coverage and over three decades of industry leading ESG assessments supported by deep sector, industry, and specialist expertise in ESG ratings & rankings of corporate and sovereign entities. ISS ESG supports institutional investors with insights that enable them to identify evolving ESG risks, including financial and impact material risks, assess sustainable opportunities, explore forward-looking solutions, and define engagement strategies.
ISS ESG’s Corporate Rating employs a transparent methodology that applies a holistic view of ESG management and performance. Present and emerging material ESG-related risks are considered, as are the opportunities for and impacts of a company and its value chain. ISS ESG ratings assess risks related to and impacts on all relevant stakeholders and, by factoring in a broad set of criteria, they offer additional insight on relevant risks and opportunities. Absolute performance assessments, issuer dialogue, data verification and feedback, are key components of the ratings’ quality assurance process.
ISS ESG also offers highly relevant and material assessments of sovereign entities’ ESG Performance through ESG Country Rating and ESG Sub-Sovereign Rating. The Country Rating analyzes a country’s management of ESG issues based on 100+ quantitative and qualitative rating criteria reflecting global best practices and normative considerations. The Country Rating covers heavily weighted topics such as climate change, energy, governance and stability, and the safeguarding of civil and political rights and integrates controversies into its analysis.
Bonnie Saynay, Global Head of ESG Investor Research at ISS ESG, said: “Our proprietary data and research team, with significant capital markets experience and sectoral expertise, underpin the quality of our ISS ESG corporate [and sovereign] ratings, which help support investors in evaluating and prioritizing evolving ESG risks and investment opportunities.”
To learn more about ISS ESG’s ratings offerings, please click here.
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About ISS ESG
ISS ESG solutions enable investors to develop and integrate sustainable investing policies and practices, engage on sustainable investment issues, and monitor portfolio company practices through screening solutions. ISS ESG also provides climate data, analytics, and advisory services to help financial market participants understand, measure, and act on climate-related risks across all asset classes. In addition, ESG solutions cover corporate and country ESG research and ratings enabling its clients to identify material social and environmental risks and opportunities. For more information, please visit us at: www.iss-esg.com
About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX GmbH, through its group companies, is a leading provider of comprehensive and data-centric research and technology solutions that help capital market participants identify investment opportunities, detect qualitative and quantitative portfolio company risks, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. With roots dating back to 1985, we today deliver world-class benchmark and custom indices across asset classes and geographies and serve as a premier source of independent corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence research, data, and related offerings. Our products and services give clients the scale and leverage they need to grow their business more effectively and efficiently. ISS STOXX, which is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group, is comprised of more than 3,400 professionals operating across 33 global locations in 19 countries. Its approximately 6,400 clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings, as well as companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS STOXX’s expertise to help them make informed decisions to benefit their stakeholders.
Media Contact:
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Executive Director, Communications
press@iss-stoxx.com
ISS ESG Named “Best ESG Ratings Provider” for 2024
LONDON (March 20, 2024) – ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, today announced it has been named “Best ESG Ratings Provider” for 2024 by ESG Investing, a London-based media platform and a division of Global Markets Media Ltd. covering ESG and sustainable investing for fund managers, institutional investors, and listed companies, at the ESG Investing Awards ceremony held on March 7, 2024.
The ESG Investing Awards 2024 are devoted to assessing and evaluating the best companies involved in all areas of ESG investing across the globe and are designed exclusively for banks, investment managers, research houses, ratings agencies, index and ETF providers, and exchanges. Awards categories are assessed by a panel of independent judges comprising financial market professionals, academics, and independent experts.
ISS ESG offers broad global coverage and over three decades of industry leading ESG assessments supported by deep sector, industry, and specialist expertise in ESG ratings & rankings of corporate and sovereign entities. ISS ESG supports institutional investors with insights that enable them to identify evolving ESG risks, including financial and impact material risks, assess sustainable opportunities, explore forward-looking solutions, and define engagement strategies.
ISS ESG’s Corporate Rating employs a transparent methodology that applies a holistic view of ESG management and performance. Present and emerging material ESG-related risks are considered, as are the opportunities for and impacts of a company and its value chain. ISS ESG ratings assess risks related to and impacts on all relevant stakeholders and, by factoring in a broad set of criteria, they offer additional insight on relevant risks and opportunities. Absolute performance assessments, issuer dialogue, data verification and feedback, are key components of the ratings’ quality assurance process.
ISS ESG also offers highly relevant and material assessments of sovereign entities’ ESG Performance through ESG Country Rating and ESG Sub-Sovereign Rating. The Country Rating analyzes a country’s management of ESG issues based on 100+ quantitative and qualitative rating criteria reflecting global best practices and normative considerations. The Country Rating covers heavily weighted topics such as climate change, energy, governance and stability, and the safeguarding of civil and political rights and integrates controversies into its analysis.
Bonnie Saynay, Global Head of ESG Investor Research at ISS ESG, said: “Our proprietary data and research team, with significant capital markets experience and sectoral expertise, underpin the quality of our ISS ESG corporate [and sovereign] ratings, which help support investors in evaluating and prioritizing evolving ESG risks and investment opportunities.”
To learn more about ISS ESG’s ratings offerings, please click here.
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About ISS ESG
ISS ESG solutions enable investors to develop and integrate sustainable investing policies and practices, engage on sustainable investment issues, and monitor portfolio company practices through screening solutions. ISS ESG also provides climate data, analytics, and advisory services to help financial market participants understand, measure, and act on climate-related risks across all asset classes. In addition, ESG solutions cover corporate and country ESG research and ratings enabling its clients to identify material social and environmental risks and opportunities. For more information, please visit us at: www.iss-esg.com
About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX GmbH, through its group companies, is a leading provider of comprehensive and data-centric research and technology solutions that help capital market participants identify investment opportunities, detect qualitative and quantitative portfolio company risks, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. With roots dating back to 1985, we today deliver world-class benchmark and custom indices across asset classes and geographies and serve as a premier source of independent corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence research, data, and related offerings. Our products and services give clients the scale and leverage they need to grow their business more effectively and efficiently. ISS STOXX, which is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group, is comprised of more than 3,400 professionals operating across 33 global locations in 19 countries. Its approximately 6,400 clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings, as well as companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS STOXX’s expertise to help them make informed decisions to benefit their stakeholders.
Media Contact:
Sarah Ball
Executive Director, Communications
press@iss-stoxx.com
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