
Net Zero Analytics has developed a specific methodology to determine the compliance of a company with ESG criteria regardless of its size.
Thorough research of open sources in conjunction with an interview or inspection where applicable, provides our analysts with the necessary understanding of its compliance rate with ESG criteria.
Our team conducts the research based on at least 150 different criteria that correspond to the issues below:
EU Environmental Taxonomy Criteria
Climate Change Mitigation (CCM)
Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
Pollution Prevention & Control (PPC)
Sustainable use and protection of water
Transition to a circular economy
Protection and restoration of biodiversity
Social Criteria
Human rights, community relations, access & affordability
Customer welfare - fair messaging, privacy & data security
Labour relations & Practices
Employee wellbeing
Exposure to social impacts
Governance Criteria
Management strategy
Governance structure
Group structure
Financial transparency
The process consists of eight equally important phases
Our experts have developed a specific methodology to determine the compliance of a company with ESG criteria regardless of its size. We combine thorough research of open-source data with direct stakeholder interviews and the latest analytical tools to produce quantitative and qualitative assessments.
Prepare detailed criteria
Collect open source data
Perform pre-analysis
Interview with management
Perform in depth analysis
Draft report
Ratings committee
Initiate ongoing monitoring
Ratings Process
Net Zero Analytics step-by-step ESG Ratings Process
the most risk is likely. For example, an aviation company consumes fuels that is
harmful to the environment, so we begin our evaluation with a focus on the
environment pillar. At this stage, the company's exposure to external
factors are taken into consideration, since it can affect the risk that corresponds to the
industry.
published company financial and operational statistics,
reports filed with regulatory agencies,
industry and economic reports,
other data and insights,
news and Social Media.
Our analysts also consider macroeconomic data, market events and any other information deemed relevant for rating analysis, such as data from a peer, data provided by other analytical groups within publicly available information.
quantitative and qualitative analysis performed in line with ESG criteria,
positioning our ESG assessment against key peers through an in-depth Benchmark Analysis,.