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ESG ratings

Understanding the ESG ratings most valuable for your business and how to improve your scores.

The impact of ESG ratings

Investors and customers  increasingly rely on ESG assessments to judge how well a business manages sustainability risk. These can be their own internal assessment processes or third party ratings, from CDP and EcoVadis to MSCI and Sustainalytics. Strong ratings can help open the door to ESG-focused investment and financing.

While each ESG rating scheme works differently, ratings improve naturally when a business is publicly reporting its most material ESG data and policies clearly.

See ESG Reporting for more on how we help publicly showcase your ESG credentials, and if CDP is your priority, see CDP Reporting Advice.

How we support you with ESG ratings and assessments

We help you work out which ESG ratings are valuable to your business and stakeholders, then create a focused plan that strengthens the underlying reporting and data behind your scores.

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Review and prioritise ratings.

We map the ESG ratings and assessment schemes relevant to your sector and stakeholders; helping you decide which to prioritise.

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Gap analysis.

We benchmark your current disclosures and evidence against the relevant ratings criteria.

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Submission support.

We help you to complete and submit assessments, with clearly documented evidence.

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Ongoing improvement.

We build a plan to strengthen your scores year on year.

Case studies

NHS Evergreen Assessment for Scotia UK

NHS England’s Evergreen Assessment Level 1 support for Scotia UK.

Aldi Sustainability Report

Rawstone and JMG Studio produced the crisp, clear and GRI‑referenced Aldi Sustainability Report.

Investor ESG assessment for Upperton

An end-to-end GHG approach for a rapidly growing company.

ESG fundamentals for MMR-research

An ESG strategy, GHG emissions, EcoVadis submission and more for a leading global consultancy.

ESG assessment guidance

Information and tips on how to score well on ESG ratings and assessments.

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