Dun & Bradstreet - D&B ESG Insights
Data category
- Environmental data
- Governance data
- Rankings
- Ratings
- Social data
- Verification/Certification/External opinion
The data offers solutions for:
- Carbon footprinting
- Environmental impact analysis and insight
- Geospatial/location data
- Nature-based information
- Nature-based information: Biodiversity
- Norms-based screening
- ESG Reporting, Supply Chain Management, Compliance, Business Partner Performance
Who are the data users?
- Corporates
- Financial institutions
- Investors
Brief description of the data offering
D&B ESG Insights is a powerful sustainability analytics tool from Dun & Bradstreet that helps users keep a close eye on how companies—both public and private—are performing when it comes to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices.
D&B ESG Insights provides comprehensive coverage of sustainability performance data on more than 80 million global public and private businesses, organized into 13 ESG themes and 31 topic-specific categories, updated monthly to capture recent events. These rankings are built around ESG data gathered from thousands of globally trusted sources, with most insights based on actual data. This deep coverage and granular breakdown of ESG risks by category helps connect the dots between analytics and business performance.
With D&B ESG Insights, users can:
- Access detailed ESG score based on industry standards and real, trusted data
- Track and compare companies over time, making it easier to spot trends or red flags
- Manage ESG data more efficiently, which is a big win for teams juggling multiple reporting requirements
- Identify ESG-related risks in business relationships and support a company’s sustainability goals
- Access Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions insights for evaluating carbon footprint and targets. D&B ESG Insights delivers reported and modelled scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions along with carbon emissions offset and reduction targets insights to help evaluate the carbon footprint of a supply chain or investment portfolio and leverage for TCFD and CSRD-aligned reporting.
Delivery Methods:
D&B Risk Analytics:
ESG rankings are coupled with industry-leading firmographic, supplier risk data, and restricted party screening in D&B Risk Analytics to help manage risks end-to-end, along your supply chain, and compliance assessments. D&B Risk Analytics provides modern ESG interactive widgets and comprehensive ESG reports that help bring ESG into each step of procurement and compliance processes. The ESG module in Risk Analytics includes access to send ESG surveys to suppliers or portfolio companies. The completed surveys are reviewed by Dun & Bradstreet prior to updating ESG scores for respective companies.
Direct+ API:
Direct+ API integration sends ESG insights directly via API call and is compatible with nearly all systems, offering a seamless way to access trusted ESG rankings data.
Batch File Download:
Receive ESG insights and Rankings via batch file in CSV format, updated on up to a monthly basis. These files can be uploaded into any existing system for analysis.
Where and how do you source your data?
Dun & Bradstreet collects data from tens of thousands of sources across the globe. Thousands of datapoints are tagged to a specific business entity and are assessed for potential ESG relevance to a covered company in Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Cloud. The company’s patented DUNSRight® process helps to ensure data is up-to-date and accurate before it enters the Data Cloud.
Dun & Bradstreet data passes through thousands of rigorous checks to meet exceedingly high standards. Only data that meets these quality checks is accepted into the Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud - a single source of data truth – at the core is Live Business Identity, through the Dun & Bradstreet DUNS® Number, that offers the most up-to-date view of any business entity throughout their entire lifecycle. For more information, visit: https://www.dnb.com/en-us/why-dnb/our-data.html
What is the cost for your data offering?
Service charges for this solution are available upon request. To learn more about this service, visit our website https://www.dnb.com/en-us/products/dnb-esg-intelligence.html