Metadata

ID

GIR SUSTAIN ESG ESG_HEADLINE_METRICS

Vendor

HEADLINE METRICS Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research (GIR)

Coverage
The dataset consists of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Broad set of companies across the globe
scores and percentiles for a broad set of companies across the globe,
including, but not limited to, companies covered by Global Investment History
Research (GIR) analysts. The scores and associated percentiles are E&S scores and percentiles since April 2017; G
based on the GS SUSTAIN team’s view of ESG performance. It includes: scores since June 2018. G numeric metric
percentiles are available only after April 2020;
1. A company’s headline operational Environmental & Social (E&S) E&S momentum scores and percentiles since
sector-relative score broken into three subcomponents May 2019; Controversy scores and percentiles
since July 28, 2020; Product Alignment since
a. Operational E&S sector-relative numeric metrics November 16, 2021; Climate Transition metrics
b. Operational E&S sector-relative policy metrics from July 27, 2022.

c. E&S sector-relative product impact metrics (applicable from Backfilled history for E&S scores and percentiles
July 28, 2020, to November 2, 2021) is available for December 2011, December 2012,
December 2013, December 2014 and December
2. A company’s headline E&S sector-relative momentum 2015.This history makes certain assumptions
about the availability of underlying E&S data and
3. A company’s headline global and regional Governance (G) score assumes that data was available with a lag of one
year.
4. A company’s headline Controversy score Frequency

5. A company’s Product Alignment (applicable since November 16, Periodically

2021)

6. The percentage of E&S metrics the company discloses relative to Contents

the number of E&S metrics relevant for its sector
GS SUSTAIN Region
Each score is also converted into a percentile. Region assigned by GIR ESG SUSTAIN team,
which can be one of the following: W.Europe,
7. A company’s Climate Transition Plan Transparency percentage N.America, CEEMEA, Asia ex Japan, LatAm,
(applicable since July 27, 2022) Japan, Aust/NZ

8. A company’s sector-relative Climate Transition Performance GS SUSTAIN Subsector

percentage (applicable since July 27, 2022). Subsector assigned by GIR ESG SUSTAIN team
that contains companies with comparable
sustainability characteristics
E&S Disclosure Percentage
Methodology
The percentage of operational E&S metrics the
The E&S and Product Alignment scoring methodologies are described company discloses relative to the number of
in The PM’s Guide to the ESG Revolution III: Pillars for the next phase, operational E&S metrics relevant for its
subsector
November 16, 2021. The Controversy methodology is described in The
PM’s Guide to ESG Revolution 2: ESG Building Blocks, July 28, 2020. E&S Score
The G methodology is described in GS SUSTAIN Long-Term Winners A company’s score for operational E&S
Series - Quality Matters, June 10, 2018. The E&S momentum subsector-relative metrics.
methodology is described in GS SUSTAIN: ESG Series: Momentum & E&S Percentile
Materiality - Building blocks for ESG integration, December 10, 2018.
The Climate Transition Tool methodology is described in GS SUSTAIN: An aggregate percentile that captures a
company’s operational E&S ranking within its
The Net Zero Guide Measuring corporate climate transition plans,
subsector, across both numeric and policy
performance; refining our tool, July 27, 2022. metrics.

© Copyright 2021 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. Investors should consider the dataset as only a single factor in making their investment
decision. For other important disclosures go to www.gs.com/research/hedge.html. This dataset is intended for distribution to GS institutional
clients only.
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HEADLINE METRICS
Contents Cont’d
E&S Numeric / Policy / Momentum Score
A company’s score for operational E&S subsector-
relative numeric / policy metrics
Usage
E&S Numeric / Policy / Momentum Percentile
In response to growing investor integration of analysis of ESG,
A percentile that captures a company’s operational Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research (GIR) provides the GS
E&S numeric / policy ranking within its subsector
SUSTAIN ESG data framework. Analyzing data from third-party ESG
G Score data providers and GIR equity analysts, the GIR SUSTAIN team has
A company’s score for G metrics relative to the entire identified what it believes to be the most relevant E&S exposures
ESG universe for a company's sector and G exposure relative to its region and
the global SUSTAIN ESG universe, as well as a company‘s Product
G Percentile
Alignment and potential Controversy exposure. These metrics form
A percentile that captures a company’s G ranking the framework through which to evaluate corporate ESG
relative to the entire ESG universe engagement. We caution at the outset that this data should not be
G Regional Score viewed as signaling ‘good’ or ‘bad’ ESG or overall performance.
A company’s score for G metrics within its region Instead, the framework highlights a company’s peer-relative
performance on the key ESG metrics that the team believes to be
G Regional Percentile the most relevant for that sector as a basis for further analysis.
A percentile that captures a company’s G ranking
relative to its region-relative metrics GIR has published various reports related to ESG which can be
found on the GS SUSTAIN page on the research portal.
Controversy Score
A company’s score for controversy metrics
Controversy Percentile
An aggregate percentile that captures a company’s
controversy ranking
Product Alignment Category
A categorization that helps assess how a company’s
products and services impact consumers,
communities, and the environment in the use-phase
and at end-of-life.
Transition Plan Transparency Percentage
A company's absolute score for disclosures,
integration, and reporting quality across climate
transition strategy metrics, expressed as a percentage
of the maximum achievable Climate Transition Plan
Transparency score
Transition Performance Percentage
A company's sector-relative score for performance on
metrics relating to emissions profile trends and green
business exposures, expressed as a percentage of the
highest Climate Transition Performance score
achieved by a company within the same GS SUSTAIN
sector.

Note: The dataset also includes E&S Product Impact

Score and Percentile from July 28, 2020, through
November 2, 2021, which capture a company’s
ranking for operational E&S policy impact within its
subsector.

© Copyright 2021 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. Investors should consider the dataset as only a single factor in making their investment
decision. For other important disclosures go to www.gs.com/research/hedge.html. This dataset is intended for distribution to GS institutional
clients only.