ESG Consulting Services
At SG Analytics, we specialize in helping organizations integrate ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles into their core operations. As sustainability becomes a critical factor for businesses to thrive in the modern world, we provide expert consulting services designed to help you align with global standards, reduce your environmental footprint, and create lasting social value.
ESG Consulting Services
Through our services, we empower capital market participants to stay ahead of the ‘benchmark’. We have expertise in providing ESG profile commentary as part of these services, which includes an assessment of as-is aspects of ESG integration in asset management.
We assist in evaluating ESG performance, which involves the assessment of portfolio performance across a variety of parameters and perceptions. In addition, we enable our clients in this segment to ensure stability and resilience during turbulent times by assessing the maturity and preparedness of asset portfolios in terms of compliance with current and upcoming regulatory mandates and norms.
- Selection criteria: ESG screening, norms-based screening, ESG exclusions
- Management practices: Evaluation, implementation, communications
- Thematic indexing: responsible investing, impact investing
As a part of our ESG services for corporates, we leverage as-is assessment and gap analysis to enable our clients to gain a ‘sustainable’ competitive advantage.
Across ESG indicators, we assess critical business requirements, sector-specific issues, business sustainability impacts & stakeholder preferences. Additionally, we identify disclosure gaps, processes, and governance structures by conducting performance analysis.
- Materiality assessment: Identify and evaluate key problems and metrics along with the environment, economy, and social dimensions
- Performance assessment: Analyze and track performance for predetermined KPIs
- Maturity analysis: To define performance gaps, evaluate the maturity of sustainability performance
- Peer benchmarking: Among the peers, analyze and comprehend the practices of managing sustainability
- Critical analysis: Identify OFIs, make recommendations for improvement, and ensure readiness for efficient reporting and disclosures in compliance with internationally recognized frameworks
We power global ESG data platforms and rating agencies, for whom we are a leading provider of data aggregation and analysis services.
We compile, normalize, and analyze ESG data for equities and bonds across 1,000+ indicators as part of our data aggregation services, in addition to comprehensive ESG controversy research. Cleaning, transforming, and analyzing data to draw concrete inferences to facilitate informed decision-making for all stakeholders are all part of our data analysis services.
- Company-level self-disclosed data: ESG reports and disclosures & website and financial filings
- Publically available data: NGOs, associations, third-party reports, and websites
- Controversy research: Social media, news, online publications
- Research insights: Unveil actionable insights by clubbing public disclosures along with on-the-ground information
- Peer benchmarking: Comparative study on ESG trends across industry peers with indicators conforming to sectoral & industrial requirements
- Gap analysis: Improve business efficiency by evaluating the difference between the best possible outcome and the actual outcome
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‘Greenwashing’ Is Misleading ESG Investors – Understanding the Gray Areas
As ESG investing gains traction, so does the risk of greenwashing—where companies mislead stakeholders by overstating their sustainability efforts. This blog uncovers how firms manipulate ESG scores, exploit reporting gaps, and mask unethical practices under a “”green”” label. With trillions flowing into ESG assets, investors must ask: are these companies truly sustainable or simply marketing-savvy? Explore key examples, challenges in ESG definitions, and the urgent need for global standards. Learn how to identify greenwashing and make informed ESG investment decisions.
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"A Q1 High of $45.6B" - Think Peer Benchmarking In ESG Is Pointless? Think Again
ESG investing has surged past $25 trillion, with sustainable funds hitting $45.6B in Q1 2020. Investors now prioritize long-term growth and resilience, making ESG a business imperative. Peer benchmarking in ESG helps companies measure their sustainability against competitors. It uncovers risks, growth opportunities, and stakeholder expectations. The process—measure, benchmark, report, act—is ongoing and data-driven. Done right, it drives smarter decisions and lasting competitive advantage.
