Broadly, ESG can be defined as the examination of a company’s environmental, social, and governance practices, their impacts, and the company’s progress against benchmarks. In capital markets, any party may rely on information about a company’s ESG e orts, including ESG ratings, for investment decision-making.

As ESG has gained traction among investors, companies increasingly integrate this kind of thinking into their strategic planning, reporting, and communications, choices, and leverage ESG performance tapping into new markets.