ESG Research Solutions
SGA’s ESG as a Service provides a complete solution for ratings, data, insights, consulting, and reporting for all ESG needs. We offer comprehensive ESG solutions designed to help organizations navigate the complexities of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.
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Publication Monitoring Tool (PMT)
PMT tracks over 25,000 global sources, automatically downloading and updating critical documents, including company reports. This tool ensures timely access to essential information, alerting analysts and downstream systems for immediate processing.
Intelligent Data Extraction and Tagging Tool (IDEAT)
IDEAT leverages PMT-sourced documents, automatically extracting data using contextual and decision-based business rules. Our advanced NLP modules are tailored to meet specific client needs, effectively identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) across various reports and documents.
ESG Controversies Monitoring Tool
This tool provides real-time tracking of corporate ESG controversies, analyzing them through an ESG lens across a range of critical issues. It keeps users informed of emerging controversies and their potential impact on a company’s reputation.
ESG Research Services & Solutions
SGA’s ESG consulting services are aimed at providing a one-stop solution for integrating sustainability with business operations – from screening and performing due diligence of portfolio companies for investment market participants to enhancing the ESG performance of corporates by identifying key components, focus areas, risks, and opportunities along with the recommendations for improvement.
With our ESG reporting services, we help organizations improve their ESG disclosure quality and transparency in ESG communications by assessing their ESG performance, bridging ESG gaps, tracking and monitoring progress, and driving resilience to ensure business continuity. Through our greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting services, we enable businesses to measure their carbon footprint and offer a way forward to achieve environmental goals.
We formulate ESG data collection templates, sustainability strategies and frameworks, implementation roadmaps, and policies and procedures to help businesses achieve industry leadership to enhance their sustainability performance and ESG ratings. Our expertise in multiple ESG frameworks, including GRI, SASB, UN SDGs, CDP, and TCFD, along with an understanding of the global sustainable regulations as well as the changing dynamics in the ESG space, enables us to cater to the diverse ESG requirements of our clients.
- Comprehensive research on the sector, geographical factors, peers, standards and frameworks, relevance to stakeholders, and impact on the business is undertaken to identify material topics. Meticulous engagement with relevant internal and external stakeholders can also be conducted to determine and prioritize the key focus areas for a business.
- With our value-driven ESG services, we assist in reporting our clients’ ESG performance, goals, strategy, initiatives, and metrics to the relevant stakeholders in alignment with globally recognized standards and frameworks like GRI, SASB, and IR through the development of an ESG/Sustainability Report.
- A progressive ESG integration strategy and implementation roadmaps are recommended to enhance ESG performance by setting comprehensive goals and targets, taking initiatives, and developing tools to monitor the progress of the periodical ESG.
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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.
