Based on a survey conducted in fall 2018, the most useful environmental, social and governance (ESG) score provider share according to professional investors was Sustainalytics. 60 percent of respondents rated this this provider either four or five out of five for usfulness. CDP Climate, Water and Forests Scores, and MSCI rounded out the top three, with 54 and 40 percent of respondents viewing them as high quality respectively.
Preferred environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers of professional worldwide as of 2019, by usefulness
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 usefulness. Useful refers to scores of four and five, while not useful 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 usefulness [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271381/esg-ratings-investors-opinion-usefulness-worldwide/
SustainAbility. "Preferred environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers of professional worldwide as of 2019, by usefulness." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271381/esg-ratings-investors-opinion-usefulness-worldwide/
SustainAbility. (2021). Preferred environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers of professional worldwide as of 2019, by usefulness. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271381/esg-ratings-investors-opinion-usefulness-worldwide/
SustainAbility. "Preferred Environmental, Social and Governance (Esg) Ratings Providers of Professional Worldwide as of 2019, by Usefulness." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271381/esg-ratings-investors-opinion-usefulness-worldwide/
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