ESG Research and Resource Center

Climate Transition Leaders 2025 highlights 21 companies that are front runners in their sectors with respect to preparing for the climate transition and effectively mitigating their climate impact.

Understanding the role that companies and the EUDR play in increasing supply chain traceability and eliminating deforestation from the sourcing of palm oil.

Explore the risks and opportunities facing investors within the blue economy.

Proposing a holistic, decision-useful approach to company-level assessments of nature-related risks.

In this article, we highlight key focus areas for companies and institutional investors to prioritize to meaningfully address biodiversity loss.

Experts share their predictions of what will be top of mind for investors and issuers in the areas of ESG risk, regulations, climate transition and sustainable finance for the year to come.

Accelerating biodiversity loss and deforestation in Brazil is a growing concern. Learn the key insight gathered from our recent investor engagement trip to the country.

This guide outlines the key elements of a credible climate transition plan and provides step-by-step guidance on how to assess and compare companies' transition readiness.

This report covers six themes that will be top of mind for sustainability-aware investors for 2025, identifying touchpoints that investors will need to learn to navigate in the new year.

Sustainalytics' Tom Eveson reflects on the outcome from COP29 and the opportunity for the financial sector to lead as architects for a sustainable future.

In this episode, we look back at some key insights from our guests during this past year - from ESG metrics, to climate, to regulatory issues.

This report examines the global landscape of open-ended funds and ETFs focused on biodiversity. It examines the range of options on offer based on three categories: risk-oriented, mixed, and solutions-focused.

This episode of ESG in Conversation explores the use of ESG and climate data in portfolio construction and management as well as the role of the private sector in addressing biodiversity loss.

This episode of ESG in Conversation explores ESG materiality and what a shift in political agendas globally could mean for the state of sustainability-related regulations.

In this article we define ESG materiality and highlight what investors need to know when considering the materiality of ESG issues in their investment portfolios.

This episode of ESG in Conversation dives into the SEC’s new climate disclosure rules and what they mean for companies and investors.

Learn how AI technology is being leveraged in the world of ESG research and analysis in our latest episode.

With global biodiversity goals established and science-based targets for nature developed, the scaffolding is in place for companies to begin changing course. This article highlights key areas to advance progress through stewardship initiatives in 2024.

As investors have grown increasingly interested in addressing portfolio risks linked to biodiversity loss, we use model portfolios to explore how related risks can affect overall returns.

Using Low Carbon Transition Ratings data, we look at six major food companies and identify where they need to go beyond targets to meet their stated net-zero goals.