ISS ESG Launches 2024 ESG Corporate Rating Survey

NEW YORK, (October 16, 2024) – ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, today launched its 2024 ESG Corporate Rating Survey to elicit market feedback as it enhances and aligns its methodology in an evolving market environment. Institutional investors, public companies, academics, and all other interested market constituents are invited to respond to the survey through November 6.

The survey is a structured, formal mechanism to obtain robust feedback from investors and a wide range of market participants, with all interested parties encouraged to share their views by participating in the survey.

“The ESG Corporate Rating survey underscores ISS ESG’s commitment to both transparency and engagement with stakeholders,” said Joe Arns, Head of Strategy and Scalability for ESG Research at ISS STOXX. “We believe that this approach enhances the continuing value and relevance of our methodology, processes, and the service we deliver to investor clients, globally.”

Against the backdrop of helpful market feedback elicited by last year’s comprehensive inaugural survey, this year’s survey asks detailed questions about aspects of corporate ESG assessment beyond management behavior. This year’s survey has fewer questions and will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

The survey starts by asking respondents to consider the relevance of various potential additional corporate ESG assessment outputs in ISS ESG Corporate Rating Research. It moves on to seek input on whether and how to potentially incorporate geographical risk considerations into the ESG Corporate Rating and/or supplemental outputs.

The next section elicits feedback on the role of modeled vs. reported data. The survey then asks for views on perceived risks relating to the acceptance and use of non-public information against the backdrop of more detailed disclosure regulation emerging in different jurisdictions.

Further sections cover the weighting of products and services indicators, and controversy indicators. The perceived relevance of international normative frameworks and voluntary disclosure standards related to nature- and climate-related topics, in light of growing attention on this area, is also surveyed. Finally, feedback is sought on the relevance of sustainability topics by sector.

The ESG Corporate Rating Survey, which is slated to close on 6th November 2024, at 5pm ET can be accessed here. A summary of the results will be released in early 2025.

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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.

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