According to a survey conducted in fall 2018, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) score provider considered by the largest share of investors to be of high quality was RobecoSAM (now S&P). 63 percent of respondents rated this this provider either four of five out of five for quality. CDP Climate, Water and Forests Scores, and Sustainalytics rounded out the top three, with 62 and 53 percent of respondents viewing them as high quality respectively.
Preferred environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers of professional worldwide as of 2019, by quality
Professional investors from pension funds, asset managers and banks
Supplementary notes
Participants were asked to rate ESG ratings providers with a score out of five based on their quality. High quality refers to scores of four and five, while low quality refers to scores of one and two.
The source does not mention the survey method.
Note that despite the small sample size, the finding of this survey are consistent with data from a larger survey of sustainability experts conducted by the source using the same questions in Fall 2018.
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SustainAbility. (March 31, 2021). Preferred environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers of professional worldwide as of 2019, by quality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270194/esg-ratings-investors-opinion-quality-worldwide/
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