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ESG, Climate & Sustainable Finance — Firm-Level Data

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S&P Global offers free ESG score lookups for individual companies. CDP scores and A-Lists are free; full company-level disclosure data requires a paid license.

ESG Ratings & Scores

  • S&P Global ESG Scores Global — Free lookup of company-level ESG scores for ~13,000 companies, based on the annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Includes overall score plus E, S, and G dimension scores, peer comparisons, and year-over-year changes.
  • LSEG ESG Scores Global — ESG scores for 15,000+ companies across 150+ countries from LSEG (formerly Refinitiv). Individual company scores can be looked up publicly; full dataset access is available via LSEG Workspace. Covers 500+ ESG measures across E, S, and G pillars, with an overall ESG Combined Score and Controversy Score.
  • ISS Sustainability Gateway Global — ESG data and governance analytics from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Covers ESG ratings, proxy voting recommendations, executive compensation analysis, and governance risk scores. Some data available via public tools; full coverage requires institutional subscription.
  • Upright Platform Global — Net impact measurement for public companies, quantifying positive and negative impacts across society, environment, health, and knowledge. Browsable for individual companies; API access for bulk data. Methodology is based on a network model linking products and services to societal outcomes.
  • Robeco Sustainability Scores Global — Sustainability scorecards for both companies and countries, covering ESG dimensions and SDG alignment. Provided by Robeco's SI Research team. Individual scores browsable publicly.
  • Corporate Knights Global 100 CSV Global — Annual ranking of the 100 most sustainable corporations globally, based on resource productivity, clean revenue, CEO-to-worker pay equity, and other metrics. By Corporate Knights. Results downloadable as data.
  • KnowESG Ratings Directory Global — Directory of ESG ratings and scores from multiple providers, browsable by company, sector, and rating agency. Useful for comparing ESG ratings across different methodologies.
  • CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) Global — Environmental disclosure data from 22,000+ companies (climate change, water security, deforestation). Annual disclosure cycle. Company scores and A-Lists are publicly available.

Climate Targets & Transition

  • Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) CSV Global — Downloadable Excel data on 10,000+ companies with validated science-based emission reduction targets. Includes near-term targets, net-zero targets, temperature alignment (1.5°C / well-below 2°C / 2°C), sector, and scope. Updated weekly.
  • Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) CSV Global — Free, open-access assessments of how companies are managing the transition to a low-carbon economy. Covers management quality and carbon performance (Paris alignment) across key sectors. Company-level data downloadable from the TPI Corporates page. Data provided by the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE.
  • Climate Action 100+ CSV Global — Net Zero Company Benchmark assessing focus companies on emissions reduction, governance, and disclosure. Company assessments downloadable as Excel via the Key Findings page. Backed by 700+ investors with $68 trillion+ AUM.
  • Nature Action 100 Global — Global investor engagement initiative assessing 100 companies on reversing nature and biodiversity loss. The Company Benchmark covers ambition, assessment, targets, implementation, governance, and engagement across 50 metrics. Backed by 230+ investors with $30 trillion+ AUM. First results released at COP16 (October 2024).

Climate Risk Measures

  • Biodiversity Risk CSV US — Aggregate and firm-level measures of biodiversity risk exposure, including a daily news-based biodiversity risk index (NYT), annual firm-level 10-K-based biodiversity scores, and industry-level scores from holdings, CDP, and surveys. By Giglio, Kuchler, Stroebel & Zeng (2025, Review of Finance).
  • Carbon VIX CSV — High-frequency, market-based measure of carbon price uncertainty derived from options on EU ETS emission allowances. Also includes expected decarbonization investment data and a list of carbon solution providers. By Fuchs, Stroebel & Terstegge (NBER WP 32937).
  • Climate Change News Index CSV US — Daily index of climate change news coverage constructed from Wall Street Journal articles via textual analysis. Downloadable as Excel. By Engle, Giglio, Kelly, Lee & Stroebel (2020, Review of Financial Studies).
  • Firm-Level Climate Change Exposure CSV — Measures of firm-level exposure to climate change risks and opportunities, based on earnings conference call transcripts (Sautner et al.). Covers physical risk, regulatory risk, and opportunity dimensions.
  • Media Climate Change Concerns (MCCC) Index CSV US — Daily index of climate change concerns derived from major U.S. newspapers and newswires, combining negativity and risk levels in climate-related articles. Covers January 2003 to present. By Ardia, Bluteau, Boudt & Inghelbrecht (2023, Management Science).

Emissions, Pollution & Environmental Registries

  • Country-Industry Corporate Biodiversity Footprint (CBF) CSV Global — Average Corporate Biodiversity Footprint values by country and industry, downloadable as Excel. Based on Garel et al. (2025).
  • EDGAR – Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research Global — Global data on anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. Covers CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, and F-gases by country, sector, and fuel type.
  • EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) CSV US — U.S. data on industrial pollution and toxic releases. Covers facility-level chemical releases and waste management. Useful for analyzing firm-level environmental performance and regulatory compliance.
  • MODIS Vegetation Indices (MOD13) Global — NASA satellite-derived vegetation index data (NDVI and EVI) at global coverage. Useful for research linking environmental conditions to economic and financial outcomes.

Carbon Markets & Climate Scenarios

  • ICAP Emissions Trading Systems CSV Global — Free interactive map and data on all global emissions trading systems, covering 38+ active ETS worldwide. Downloadable allowance price data, system factsheets, and annual Status Reports. By the International Carbon Action Partnership.
  • EU Transaction Log (EUTL) CSV Global — Official registry of the EU Emissions Trading System maintained by the European Commission. Provides company-level verified emissions, allowance allocations, and annual surrender data for all EU ETS participants. Useful for firm-level research on emissions, abatement, and carbon regulation. Data downloadable via the European Environment Agency.
  • NGFS Climate Scenarios CSV Global — Climate scenario data from the Network for Greening the Financial System, used by central banks and supervisors worldwide. Downloadable as CSV/XLSX via the IIASA Scenario Explorer (guest login, free). Covers transition risk, physical risk, and macro-economic variables. Also accessible via the IMF Climate Data Portal.

Green vs. Brown Returns

Sustainability Frameworks & Impact

  • Authentic Sustainability Assessment (UNRISD) — A framework of 61 Sustainable Development Performance Indicators (SDPIs) for measuring organizational sustainability performance against real-world thresholds (Planetary Boundaries, Doughnut Economics). Takes an inside-out perspective on company impacts, unlike traditional ESG ratings. The full manual is available as a free PDF.
  • Impact-Weighted Accounts (Harvard Business School) CSV Global — Monetized impact data for 6,000+ companies, covering environmental and social impacts as line items on financial statements. Data supplement downloadable as Excel. See also the IFVI Resources page for the datasets and valuation tools.
  • Bram van der Kroft — Datasets on sustainable renovations and firm-level sustainable aspirations and performance.

See also: Country-Level ESG Data for sovereign ESG indicators, climate adaptation indices, and governance codes | Macroeconomic & Country-Level Data for broader sovereign-level indicators | Sentiment & Culture for text-based measures related to climate news | Data Collections for general-purpose data repositories.