ESG ratings – assessments of sustainability performance across Environment, Social and Governance dimensions – are no longer optional for businesses. Institutional investors, major clients and supply chain partners use them as a basis for decisions: capital allocation, tender processes and the selection of business partners. At the same time, rating agencies continuously evolve their methodologies and thresholds – organisations that do not actively manage their scores lose ground relatively, even without any deterioration in their own performance. Active rating management is therefore not a one-off project, but a strategic process that creates transparency, surfaces gaps and enables concrete improvements.
Multiple ratings, one consistent data foundation: Organisations today are assessed simultaneously by different rating agencies – CDP, EcoVadis, ISS ESG, and others. Those who address these requirements in isolation collect the same data multiple times and lose efficiency. A cross-rating strategycreates a shared data foundation that serves all assessments at once.
Use ratings as an early warning system: ESG ratings surface structural gaps in sustainability management – before they become risks. Organisations that consistently evaluate their results gain a solid foundation for prioritisation, internal governance and strategic development.
Avoid losing ground without active management: Rating agencies continuously refine their methodologies and thresholds. Organisations that do not actively steer their scores lose ground relatively – even without any deterioration in their own performance. Acting early secures competitiveness withinvestors, major clients and supply chain partners.
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We support organisations across the relevant ESG ratings – from initial benchmarking to long-term strategic development:
We support organisations across CDP, EcoVadis and ISS ESG – and understand the interdependencies between these assessment systems. This allows our clients to avoid duplication and build a consistent foundation that serves multiple ratingssimultaneously.
We bring proven approaches from a wide range of industries – and know from practice which measures genuinely deliver results and which only create effort.
We do not treat ratings as standalone projects. Instead, we connect them with overarching requirements such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), climate strategy and supply chain management – so that every investment in a rating delivers lasting impact.
