Low Carbon Transition Rating
About the Information Center
Key Resources for Companies
The Issuer Gateway's Information Center houses a collection of information resources aimed at helping issuers understand Morningstar Sustainalytics' ESG research products, methodologies and research process. The Center is a one-stop resource hub. We will keep you informed about updates to our ESG research models and the Issuer Gateway portal.
Issuer Gateway Features
Resources that explain how to use the Issuer Gateway portal. For example, Uploading documents.
Product Methodologies and FAQs
ESG Risk Ratings: Access information on all aspects of the Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings model and methodology. This includes our research frameworks (“Comprehensive” and “Core”), Material ESG Issues (MEIs), Indicators, and Events/Controversies, among other topics. This section also covers details on the feedback process and research timelines.
Product Involvement: Sustainalytics’ Controversial Product Involvement (PI) Research identifies company involvement in particular products and services that some investors wish to exclude from their investment portfolios. Learn more about the products and services we include within our PI Research, our research process, our sources and how to access the research and submit comments, among other details.
Low Carbon Transition Rating: Sustainalytics' Low Carbon Transition Rating assesses the degree to which a company’s projected greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions differ from its fair-share budget for GHG emissions. The primary output of the rating is a temperature, in degrees Celsius, that answers the question: “To what degree would the world be expected to warm if the emissions of all companies differed from each of their budgeted emissions to the same degree as this company?”
Controversies Research: Sustainalytics assesses companies’ involvement in incidents with negative environmental, social and governance (ESG) implications. Controversy involvement is one key measure of ESG performance that may inform the investment decisions of our clients. The Controversy Rating reflects a company’s level of involvement in issues and how it manages these issues.
Sustainalytics Corporate Solutions
The Information Center also provides access to resources to support your business needs. This includes information from our Sustainalytics Corporate Solutions Team – which is operationally separate from the ESG Research Team – on leveraging your firm’s ESG Risk Rating via a license. You will be able to explore various use cases and issuer case studies.
We hope you will benefit from these resources, which we believe will help to generate and maintain a steady and productive dialogue with us as part of your company’s ESG journey.
