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ESG Country Ratings in the GCC: Signals from a Region in Crisis
Tensions in the Middle East are reshaping risk perceptions across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets, from energy security to social stability and governance resilience. This blog explores how Inrate’s ESG Country Ratings capture these dynamics, highlighting where sustainability performance and structural vulnerabilities diverge across GCC states, offering investors clearer signals for country allocation decisions.Â
New: ESG Impact Rating for Private Companies (Method Paper)Â
This method paper highlights the merits of identifying environmental and social risks and impact embedded in business models of companies, even where public disclosures are sparse. Inrate’s ESG Impact Rating for Private Companies combines three modules—Products & Services (P&S), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Controversy Screening—into a single 12step rating from A+ to D-, providing a practical framework for integrating private assets into ESG and impact strategies.
ESG Impact Rating for Real Estate: A Method Built for Assets and FundsÂ
Real estate carries outsized climate, biodiversity, and social footprints and demands assetspecific ESG analytics. This method paper discusses how Inrate’s Real Estate Impact Rating adapts our ESG Impact framework to buildings and portfolios, assessing lifecycle impacts, energy use, locationspecific risks, and usephase effects on occupants and communities, enabling investors to prioritise upgrades and align real estate allocations with netzero and social value goals.Â
Unstoppable: She Leads, She Lifts, She LaughsÂ
This International Women’s Day, we spotlight the women whose leadership, generosity, and resilience shape Inrate’s culture and our clients’ outcomes. This blog reflects on colleagues who navigate complexity with clarity, lift others with intent, and remind us that joy and humour are essential to sustainable work, while exploring why diverse leadership teams drive better ESG thinking and decisions, offering concrete prompts for strengthening inclusion in organisations. Â