ESG data encompasses information that evaluates a company's performance and impact in relation to Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria. This data is crucial for investors, stakeholders, and organizations to assess a company's sustainability practices, ethical conduct, and overall impact on society.
SEEK works on an exhaustive list of ESG related data points. The specific points around environmental factors include, carbon emissions, energy consumption, waste management, biodiversity and water usage and many more. Examples of data points for social factors include, labour practices, health and safety at work place, community engagement, employee diversity, labour practices etc. Few of the governance factors collected include, disclosure and transparency, business ethics, executive compensation, board composition and shareholder rights.
The company partners with clients in scoping, identifying reliable sources, agreeing on data collection methodology, establishing quality assurance and reporting formats.