ISS ESG

Key Features and Coverage on RIMES

ISS ESG Carbon & Climate Impact Data

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Ex-post and ex-ante analysis to identify portfolio risk
• Measurement and reporting pertaining to climate change impact on portfolio
• Investment in climate-based data to mitigate risks and seize opportunities

FEED DETAILS:

• ISS ESG Carbon & Climate Impact: This data feed incorporates climate and carbon-based data and covers climate risk factors for over 23,000 global companies.
• Carbon Risk Rating: Assesses the climate-related performance for a subset of the universe, taking into account not only industry-specific challenges and risk profiles, but also a company’s positive impact.
• Potential Avoided Emissions data: Measures the emissions for global utility companies that are saved by a company’s products or services.

ISS ESG Corporate Rating

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Assessment of sustainability performance on a best-in-class basis with comparative analysis of peers’ methods and procedures on key issues.
• Identify correlations between sustainability and financial performance with over 35 ESG rating scores and underlying categories, including Prime ratings, performance scores, areas of concern, and more.
• Incorporate model outputs into risk management, portfolio construction, engagement, and proxy voting strategies, while relying on a highly detailed and transparent methodology.

FEED DETAILS:

• Assessment of environmental, social and governance performance that is sector-specific and forward-looking, including in-depth research on sustainability performances for public and private companies.
• The Prime Status label is awarded to companies with the best ESG scores, where they meet specific minimum standards in successfully managing sustainability-related risks and opportunities.
• Data history is available from 2006 for 5,000+ public and private companies (Note: not all companies are available for all historical time periods)

ISS ESG Governance QualityScore

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Integrate non-financial data into fundamental investment processes so risks and opportunities are automatically included as part of the research mosaic.
• Identify and target portfolio companies that have poor governance practices, construct portfolios around governance, and leverage governance issues effectively when making investment decisions.
• Better understand a company’s approach to governance over time with historical scores and data that can provide greater context and help to uncover trends, through the point-in time nature of the feed.

FEED DETAILS:

• The ISS ESG Governance QualityScore is an objective, point-in-time, data-driven tool that enables measurement and identification of corporate risk in Board Structure, Compensation programs, Shareholder Rights, and Audit & Risk Oversight.
• Data history is available for 7,800 global companies from 2013, utilizing the current methodology. (Note: not all companies are available for all historical time periods)