Buy-Side Firms Cast Wide Net to Capture Required ESG Data

Buy-side firms across the UK, US and Asia are casting a wide net to get the ESG data they need including external ratings, expert opinions and sentiment data to supplement corporate disclosures. According to research commissioned by Alveo, buy-side firms are using between six and 10 ESG data sources, with corporate disclosures being the least common data source cited.

In terms of ESG data set types, organisations across all three regions are using multiple types, but mostly ESG ratings provided by third parties. Sentiment data is more widely used in the US that the UK and Asia.