Ratings for Public Companies
Our ESG Corporate Ratings focus on the impact of companies on the environment and society through their products and services (P&S) and management & operations (CSR). The Rating also includes the screening of critical business practices (controversies). Inrate specializes in ESG Impact Ratings in contrast to most other ESG Rating companies, which typically focus on ESG Risk Ratings.”.
The ESG Ratings for companies encompass and focus on direct and indirect impacts along the entire value chains and life cycles of the companies’ products and services – from supply chain to production, usage, and disposal. Besides this, the Ratings also assess how companies manage their impacts through management & operational aspects (CSR). Lastly, negative news on critical business practices (controversies) are also included to supplement company disclosures to minimize the positive bias of company reports. Due to this comprehensive approach, our methodology differs from other ESG Rating providers.
As an independent ESG Rating agency, Inrate works with its own rating system. The ESG impacts are rated on a 12-point scale and range from A+ to D-. Grades from B- to A+ signify a slightly positive to a highly positive impact on the environment and society. Grades from C+ to D- stand for a slightly negative to high negative impact.