LSEG launches Sustainability Ratings and Data to enhance transparency for global markets

LSEG Workspace now provides access to the newly launched LSEG Sustainability Ratings and Data, a new suite of ESG scores and sustainability analytics designed to provide actionable sustainability insights to global financial markets through enhanced transparency, comparability and analytical value.

This next-generation data solution simplifies the complex landscape of sustainability reporting, regulation and investor needs — all in one integrated experience inside Workspace. The new ESG Scores, available across multiple LSEG platforms, are built on a research-driven methodology aligned with leading global sustainability frameworks and regulations such as ISSB, GRI, SASB and ESRS.

Built on more than 25 years of LSEG and FTSE Russell expertise, LSEG Sustainability Ratings and Data combines standardised sustainability data, ESG materiality assessments, and dynamic ESG scores to deliver a comprehensive view of corporate sustainability performance. The dataset covers more than 16,000 companies, 1M+ fixed income instruments, and includes 240+ standardised metrics based on 2,000+ underlying data points.

The enhanced model innovates through a sustainability-first materiality matrix combining a redesigned industry classification with a double materiality approach at a business-segment level, and transparent scores on a scale of 0 (not aware) to 5 (leading). The scores measure companies’ management of material ESG risks and opportunities across 12 Themes, providing decision-useful sustainability insights for a wide range of financial workflows.

The new framework introduces threshold‑based scoring, capped metrics and performance analytics, rewarding companies that implement strategic ESG initiatives and show verifiable sustainability progress. For deeper insight, Sustainability Ratings and Data also includes an optional ‘Plus’ layer that incorporates controversies, sovereign ESG risk and positive environmental impact signals such as green revenues and sustainable financing.