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At KnowESG, we provide ESG ratings collated from top ESG data providers: MSCI ESG
Research, Refinitiv, and Sustainalytics. Our platform offers an ESG score
comparison across these ESG rating providers, giving investors a comprehensive
understanding of a company's ESG performance & ESG risks.

Institutional investors can use ESG metrics as a key tool in their investment process
to make informed investment decisions, and to ascertain which ESG initiatives either
carry significant ESG risks or make ESG investing sense. Specifically, factoring ESG
ratings into decision-making can help gain valuable insight into the financially
relevant ESG risks and opportunities associated with business operations and
identify the key issues that may impact long-term performance.

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What are ESG ratings & ESG scores?

ESG ratings are evaluations of a company's management performance in
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, they are designed to provide
investors, stakeholders, and fund managers with an understanding of the ESG risks
and opportunities associated with a company's operations.

ESG scores take into account a variety factors, including a company's environmental
impact, its social responsibility, ESG disclosures and corporate governance practices.
Based on corporate governance research using latest ESG information and tools
various stakeholders can make informed decisions about companies in line with their
sustainability goals, or regarding socially responsible investing.

Amongst top ESG rating agencies are MSCI, Sustainalytics and Refinitiv providing
quite divergent ESG ratings range. How MSCI ESG ratings work, for example, is with a
rules-based methodology that uses publicly reported data to grade company
management, business ethics, environmental social and governance, carbon
emissions, and social performance, all to point to whether that company is a 'leader',
'average', or a 'laggard'. An unexceptional track record on human rights, or poor
natural capital management, for example, could pull a company in the 'laggard'
direction, increasing the company's exposure to external stakeholders, industry
competition, and further analysis.

The key takeaways? An ESG score can clarify the rate of progress in the transition to
sustainability. Top ESG companies, those with good ESG scores or with least ESG
risks, may be showing leadership, responsible business conduct, or simply fulfilling
stated commitments. Equally, adverse ESG scores may indicate that a company is
transparently working towards better sustainability ratings, is actively dealing with
material ESG issues, or has yet to fulfil its obligations.

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