Frequently Asked Questions
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Inrate follows an annual release cycle for its listed coverage, with controversies data collected real time.
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.
Inrate prioritizes data transparency and makes available the underlying information and assessment that contributes to our analyses.
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.
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.
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.