Our Research
Since 1998 we have been helping responsible investors align their investment strategies and principles by providing clarity and direction through client-focused research and analysis.
We identify both positive and negative impacts across a broad range of social, environmental and governance concerns; gathering information from a variety of sources to build an accurate profile of a company and offer a range of options for clients to access our data.
Ethical Issues
Traditional negative screening criteria covering issues including human rights abuses; environmental impacts, including fossil fuels; animal welfare; and the traditional 'sin-stock' issues of weapons, alcohol, tobacco, gambling. We also cover bespoke issues on request from our clients.
Responsibility Issues
Also known as environmental, social and governance (ESG), issues we cover include environmental management, and environmentally beneficial products and services; human rights and supply chain standards, policies and practices; taxation, remuneration and board composition; and gender and diversity.
Sustainability Issues
Our research looks for providers of solutions to the world's biggest sustainability challenges, such as renewable energy and clean tech; education; healthcare; clean water and sanitation; gender equality; and food and plastic waste.
We are independent of influence from organisations and agendas with particular social, environmental or political goals. We are not a campaigning organisation, and we do not endorse or promote a particular opinion on any ethical issue. The range of issues we look at is determined by the requirements of our clients and an objective assessment of the facts.
To discover more about our research and analysis methods, visit our Research Process page. To read more about the range of companies our research and analysis covers, visit our Geographical Coverage page.