The Future of ESG Data America 2023

24 April 2023, Washington

Convene • 600 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, United States

Gold Sponsors

Chloris Geospatial is a Boston-based naturetech software company, commercialising best-in-class science for estimating natural capital dynamics from space. The mission of Chloris Geospatial is to accelerate the global transition to a net-zero and nature-positive economy with the most reliable, trustworthy, scalable and cost-effective natural capital data.

The Chloris Platform leverages 20 years of paradigm-shifting research in coupling Earth observation data with machine learning and delivers insights via a cloud native SaaS product. The Chloris technology empowers decision-makers to get on-demand access to reliable, cost-efficient, and repeatable measurements of forest carbon stock and changes for any area of interest, anywhere on Earth.

Sustainable Fitch provides insights, tools and data designed exclusively to help bring clarity to the ESG financial community. To best serve our clients and partners, Fitch realized that it would be necessary to build a new product suite of objective ESG data and analysis, focusing on consistency, comparability, coverage and granularity. Powered by the human insight that has differentiated Fitch for over 100 years, Sustainable Fitch brings experience and heritage to help the financial community make smarter decisions, using the best ESG information available.

For more information, visit www.sustainablefitch.com

Silver Sponsors

Clarity AI is a sustainability technology platform that uses machine learning and big data to deliver environmental and social insights to investors, organizations, and consumers. As of January 2023, Clarity AI's platform analyzes more than 70,000 companies, 360,000 funds, 198 countries, and 199 local governments.

 

Futurepast provides consulting, training and verification services to organizations focused on mitigating the impacts of climate change and accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy. We help organizations quantify greenhouse gas emissions and green their supply chains. Our attestation services enhance the accuracy and credibility of climate change disclosures.

ICE (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds and operates digital networks to connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes that offer our customers access to mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and operational efficiencies. ICE’s climate and ESG data solutions help clients more accurately price and value assets, invest, manage risk and meet regulatory requirements.

In addition to its data services, ICE operates exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, and clearing houses that help people invest, raise capital and manage risk across multiple asset classes. ICE’s Mortgage Technology business is transforming and digitizing the U.S. residential mortgage process, from consumer engagement through loan registration.

To learn more about ICE Sustainable Finance Data please visit:https://www.ice.com/data-services/sustainable-finance-data

ISS ESG solutions enable investors to develop and integrate responsible investing policies and practices, engage on responsible investment issues, and monitor portfolio company practices through screening solutions. It also provides climate data, analytics, and advisory services to help financial market participants understand, measure, and act on climate-related risks across all asset classes. In addition, ESG solutions cover corporate and country ESG research and ratings enabling its clients to identify material social and environmental risks and opportunities. Contact: sales@iss-esg.com Website: www.iss-esg.com

As a global integrated risk assessment firm, Moody's provides trusted perspectives that inform a clear and holistic understanding of risk, embedding ESG considerations into our analytics, workflow solutions and research, and increasing transparency on how ESG factors affect credit ratings.

Combining our long-standing track record in risk analysis with our deep domain expertise, Moody's rigorous ESG capabilities help customers address evolving business needs and make better decisions.

Morningstar Sustainalytics is a leading ESG research, ratings and data firm that supports investors around the world with the development and implementation of responsible investment strategies. For more than 30 years, the firm has been at the forefront of developing high-quality, innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of global investors. Today, Morningstar Sustainalytics works with hundreds of the world's leading asset managers and pension funds who incorporate ESG and corporate governance information and assessments into their investment processes. The firm also works with hundreds of companies and their financial intermediaries to help them consider sustainability in policies, practices, and capital projects. With 17 offices globally, Morningstar Sustainalytics has more than 1,800 staff members, including more than 850 analysts with varied multidisciplinary expertise across more than 40 industry groups. For more information, visit www.sustainalytics.com.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

To learn more, please visit www.msci.com.

Ortec Finance is the leading provider of technology and solutions for risk and return management. It is Ortec Finance's purpose to enable people to manage the complexity of investment decisions.

This is accomplished via the delivery of leading technologies and solutions for investment decision-making to financial institutions around the world. Ortec Finance's strength lies in an effective combination of advanced models, innovative technology, and in-depth market knowledge. This combination of skills and expertise supports investment professionals in achieving a better risk-return ratio and thus better results.

Headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Ortec Finance has offices in Amsterdam, London, Toronto, Zurich, New York, and Melbourne. www.ortecfinance.com

Preqin, the Home of Alternatives™, empowers financial professionals who invest in or allocate to alternatives with essential data and insight to make confident decisions. It supports them throughout the entire investment lifecycle with critical information and leading analytics solutions. The company has pioneered rigorous methods of collecting private data for almost 20 years, enabling more than 200,000 professionals globally to streamline how they raise capital, source deals and investments, understand performance, and stay informed.

Marketing partner

Ceres is a nonprofit organization working with the most influential capital market leaders to solve the world's greatest sustainability challenges. Through our powerful networks and global collaborations of investors, companies, and nonprofits, we drive action and inspire equitable market-based and policy solutions throughout the economy to build a just and sustainable future.

For more information, visit ceres.org and follow @CeresNews.