From Noise to Signal
Morningstar Sustainalytics' Controversies Research delivers insights, real-time monitoring, and extensive issuer coverage. Designed for proactive risk management, it helps you make informed, impactful investment decisions.
Dual Event Scoring System
Our innovative dual scoring system provides an evaluation of ESG controversies from two different perspectives.
- Risk Event Score: Aligns controversies with potential financial risks, helping you safeguard portfolios by identifying market exposure and strengthening oversight.
- Impact Event Score: Assesses the severity, scope and remediation efforts related to an incident, offering a transparent view of corporate accountability and response.
Together, these interconnected scores deliver a comprehensive understanding, empowering you to strategically manage critical ESG risks with data-driven confidence.
What Sets Sustainalytics Apart?
Sustainalytics provides flexible tools designed for precision. You can adapt screening criteria with custom thresholds to match your specific risk and impact goals. This allows you to focus on actionable data that aligns directly with your strategic priorities.
We combine transparent research with deep expertise. We use credible, trusted data sources and provide issuer-reviewed reports to ensure accuracy. Our clear methodologies combine company-specific scoring with thematic Event indicator scoring, analyzing events in the context of the company involved.
Expert analysts, supported by advanced technology, deliver robust and timely ESG assessments. This combination of flexibility, transparency, and expertise empowers smarter risk management and builds lasting confidence.
 | Real-time alerts Stay informed about potential ESG risks with updates from over 70,000 trusted news sources |
 | Streamlined workflows Support operational efficiency through consistent, reliable assessments that can help reduce manual tasks and free your team for high-impact analysis, for operational efficiency. |
 | Global coverage Gain insights into over 19,000 public and private entities worldwide to better inform your investment decisions. |
 | Granular dataset Leverage 100 incident types mapped to 41 Risk and Impact Event Indicators to align with global standards and frameworks such as SASB, IFRS S1, ESRS, and GRI. |
Manage material ESG risks with dual scores and actionable data.
Enhance monitoring with daily updates via data feed and email.
Integrate double materiality into portfolio decisions.
Align with client mandates and global standards.
Drive strategic stewardship with insights to guide engagement and escalation.
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What's Included?
Comprehensive Real-time ESG Monitoring
Stay informed with continuous alerts and coverage of over 1,500 ESG related incidents each month, sourced from more than 70,000 global sources.
5-Level Controversy Ratings
Receive straightforward, transparent severity ratings based on a 5-level scale, making it easy to assess the severity of reported controversies.
Seamless Platform Integration
Benefit from direct access to data, research, and ratings through Bloomberg, Factset and Snowflake, for streamlined integration into your existing workflow.