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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).
  • Corporate Climate Risk CSV US — Firm-level measures of climate risk exposure based on textual analysis of earnings call transcripts, covering acute physical risk, chronic physical risk, and transition risk dimensions. Includes climate risk dictionaries and response measures. By Li, Shan, Tang & Yao (2024, 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

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.