Minerva Analytics - ESG Norms Screening
Data category
- Environmental data
- Governance data
- Indices/Exchange data
- Research data
- Social data
The data offers solutions for:
- Controversies
- Environmental impact analysis and insight
- Fund ratings
- Investment decisions and portfolio insight
- Norms-based screening
- Reporting: Impact
- Reporting: Other Regulations
- Reporting: SFDR
- Reporting: TCFD
- Reporting: TNFD
- Reporting: UN SDGs
- Engagament
Who are the data users?
- Financial institutions
- Government
- Investors
- Trustees
What asset class does the data cover?
Listed equityBrief description of the data offering
Minerva Analytics’ ESG Norms Screening, delivered through the Minerva Nexus platform, enables investors to assess whether portfolio companies align with internationally recognised standards for responsible business conduct. Built on frameworks such as the UN Global Compact (UNGC) and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, our solution provides a structured and rules-based approach to identifying companies linked to serious or systemic ESG-related controversies and violations.
At the core of the methodology is a materiality-severity framework designed to evaluate the real-world impact of corporate actions, reputational exposure and alignment with global norms. The resulting assessments provide consistent and comparable insights across issuers, supporting portfolio screening, stewardship activities and investment risk management.
Backed by over 30 years of governance research expertise, the framework integrates insights from international standards, regulatory developments, investor priorities, and civil society sources, providing a robust, evidence-based view of corporate conduct.
The rules-based framework is designed to support consistent and continuous monitoring across portfolios, helping investors identify companies linked to serious or systemic ESG-related controversies and violations. The framework can be applied both as a screening tool for index construction and exclusion decisions, and as an ongoing monitoring mechanism to support stewardship, engagement and active ownership activities.
Designed to strengthen stewardship, portfolio screening, and risk management, Minerva’s ESG Norms Screening flags companies that breach widely accepted international standards across four critical pillars:
- Human Rights
- Labour Rights
- Environmental Impact
- Anti-Corruption
Coverage also incorporates sector-specific risks and emerging ESG themes, including responsible AI, digital rights, biodiversity loss and just transition considerations.
Where and how do you source your data?
We use online media, NGO data, corporate disclosures, regulatory filings, official government sources, sanction lists, and enforcement databases. Legal records and court proceedings are screened weekly for potential controversies.
What is the cost for your data offering?
Pricing for this solution is available upon request.
Contacts
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