"...designed to measure the performance of securities from the S&P 500 that meet environmental and social sustainability criteria."

"The ESG dataset provides a collection of indicators for sustainable investment analysis, based on a draft framework of 17 key sustainability criteria. The indicators are drawn from multiple World Bank databases and external data providers."

Refinitiv scores "measure a company's relative ESG performance, commitment and effectiveness across 10 main themes, based on publicly available and auditable data."

"Our measure of the consensus view of the societal impact of entities is based on aggregating over 882 sources of ESG data and publishing ratings when we can accurately estimate them. To date, we have rated more than 32,168 entities and have published data on another 19,753. We have some data on another 100,000 entities and hope to eventually rate most of these, too. The entities we currently rate include more than 99% of listed (publicly traded) companies worldwide."

"Thousands of companies around the world and across every sector are using SASB Standards to communicate sustainability information to investors. The list below provides a diversity of examples. Click a company’s name to view its report. (These links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only.)"

This article reviews the various ESG rating services.

The CFA Institute provides an overview of ESG investing, aimed at investment professionals.

The Dow Jones Sustainability™ World Index comprises global sustainability leaders as identified by S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). It represents the top 10% of the largest 2,500 companies in the S&P Global BMI based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria.