Frequently Asked Questions
Seeking details on our methodology, coverage or more? Our comprehensive FAQ section provides instant answers to your most pressing questions.
1. How is Inrate’s universe of public companies composed?
Our universe of public issuers mirrors leading global indices in terms of market capitalization. The regional breakdown of our coverage in terms of the number of issuers is 28.21% North America, 21.52% Europe, 43.10% Asia-Pacific, 3.46% Middle East & North Africa, 2.46% Latin America and 1.08% Africa.
2. Do you provide ratings for private companies?
Yes, Inrate’s methodology adapts seamlessly for private assets due to its reliance on business activities. Inrate’s methodology for public companies is adapted to include information that general partners have convenient access to.
3. What asset classes do you offer ratings for?
We provide comparable ratings across asset classes, including listed and private fixed-income securities, public and private equities, direct real estate, sovereigns and sub-sovereigns, use of proceeds bonds, and multilateral development banks. We also rate structured products and funds beyond their assessments of the underlying assets.
4. How can I get access to your data?
Inrate’s data can be accessed through its intuitive client interface, where you can schedule a walkthrough or view our product capabilities. We also deliver data on request through client-specified methods, including APIs, FTP, CSV, and XLXS.
5. How regularly do you update the data?
Inrate follows an annual release cycle for its listed coverage, with controversies data collected real time.
6. How do your ratings differ from other ESG rating providers?
The assessment of value- chain impact of companies is the cornerstone of Inrate’s rating methodology. While Inrate covers all material corporate disclosures as a part of its assessment, the focus on value- chain impact of business activities removes biases created by corporate reporting and reduces susceptibility to greenwashing.
7. Do you provide the raw data behind the ratings?
Inrate prioritizes data transparency and makes available the underlying information and assessment that contributes to our analyses.
8. Do you use physical data from locations for entity assessment? How do you ensure that impact is suitably assigned to an issuer based on their operational specifications such as technology, processes, and locations?
Inrate collects material indicators from a company’s operating locations that are considered high risk from various perspectives. Our impact assessment includes operational specifics of the companies to contextualize our impact scores. We refrain from using physical data due to inconsistent availability, which would result in low comparability of our assessments across different companies.
9. Is your rating aligned with frameworks such as SASB, GRI, and SFDR?
Inrate’s assessments largely encompass the indicators prescribed by leading regulatory frameworks, enabling our users to derive compliance assessments from the underlying data. We also offer standard regulatory datasets such as SFDR, EU Taxonomy, and UNGC Screening off the shelf.
10. Where do you source your data from? What quality processes do you have in place?
Inrate uses company disclosures, along with verifiable and credible third-party sources to collect information on issuers. Where disclosures are insufficient for a complete assessment of sustainability, our analysis team collects information from third-party sources. For controversies research, we utilize over 200,000 credible news sources. All the sourced data undergo multi-level quality control to ensure accuracy of data and derived insights.