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ESG for Capital Markets & Investing

End-to-end ESG platform for capital markets — portfolio ESG scoring, EU Taxonomy classification, green bond tracking, SFDR reporting automation, and carbon footprinting for investment portfolios.

ESG Challenges in Capital Markets

Capital markets firms face rapidly evolving ESG regulations, data complexity, and investor expectations — requiring scalable solutions for portfolio-level sustainability measurement and disclosure.

Portfolio ESG Scoring at Scale

Capital markets firms manage thousands of securities across multiple asset classes, making consistent ESG scoring a massive data challenge. Disparate data sources, inconsistent methodologies, and lack of standardized ESG ratings hinder accurate portfolio-level sustainability assessments.

EU Taxonomy Classification Complexity

Classifying investment activities against the EU Taxonomy's technical screening criteria is highly complex. Firms must evaluate economic activities across six environmental objectives with granular data requirements — often relying on incomplete or estimated issuer-level disclosures.

Green Bond/Loan Verification

Verifying the green credentials of bonds and loans requires rigorous use-of-proceeds tracking, impact reporting, and alignment with recognized green bond principles. Without automated verification, firms risk exposure to greenwashing allegations and regulatory scrutiny.

SFDR Regulatory Alignment

The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) imposes detailed ESG disclosure requirements at entity, product, and investment levels. Meeting Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) reporting, Article 8/9 classification, and periodic disclosure obligations demands robust data infrastructure.

ESG & Green Banking Capital Markets Capabilities

Purpose-built ESG capabilities for capital markets — from portfolio ESG scoring to SFDR regulatory reporting and carbon footprinting.

Portfolio ESG Scoring Engine

Comprehensive ESG scoring engine that aggregates data from multiple providers to produce consistent, transparent ESG scores across your entire portfolio — covering equities, fixed income, and alternative assets.

Multi-source ESG data aggregation and normalization
Security-level and portfolio-level ESG scores
Sector-relative and absolute scoring methodologies
Historical ESG score trend analysis and benchmarking

EU Taxonomy Classification

Automated classification of investment activities against EU Taxonomy technical screening criteria across all six environmental objectives — with issuer-level data enrichment and gap analysis.

Automated technical screening criteria assessment
DNSH (Do No Significant Harm) evaluation
Minimum social safeguards compliance checks
Taxonomy-alignment ratio calculation at portfolio level

Green Bond & Loan Tracking

End-to-end tracking and verification of green bonds, sustainability-linked bonds, and green loans — ensuring alignment with ICMA Green Bond Principles and LMA Green Loan Principles.

Use-of-proceeds tracking and allocation monitoring
Impact reporting with environmental metrics
Alignment verification against Green Bond Principles
Portfolio-level green instrument analytics

SFDR Reporting Automation

Automate SFDR compliance across entity-level and product-level disclosures — including PAI statements, Article 8/9 product classification, pre-contractual disclosures, and periodic reports.

Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) indicator calculation
Article 8/9 product classification support
Pre-contractual and periodic disclosure generation
Regulatory template automation for SFDR reporting

SDG Alignment for Investment Products

Map investment portfolios and products to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Measure SDG contribution at security and portfolio levels to support impact-oriented investment strategies.

Security-level SDG revenue alignment mapping
Portfolio-level SDG contribution scoring
SDG exposure analysis across investment products
Impact reporting aligned with investor expectations

Carbon Footprinting for Portfolios

Calculate portfolio carbon footprints using PCAF-aligned methodologies across all asset classes. Track financed emissions, carbon intensity, and alignment with net-zero targets.

PCAF-aligned financed emissions calculation
Weighted average carbon intensity (WACI) metrics
Net-zero alignment and temperature scoring
Carbon attribution and contribution analysis

ESG Frameworks We Automate

SFDR

Full compliance support for the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation — covering entity-level PAI statements, product-level Article 8/9 classification, and periodic sustainability disclosures.

EU Taxonomy

Automated classification of economic activities against EU Taxonomy technical screening criteria for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and other environmental objectives.

TCFD

Alignment with Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations for investment managers — covering climate risk governance, strategy, risk management, and portfolio-level metrics.

GRI Standards

Reporting aligned with Global Reporting Initiative Standards for comprehensive sustainability disclosures across environmental, social, and governance dimensions.

UN PRI

Support for UN Principles for Responsible Investment reporting and assessment — helping signatories demonstrate responsible investment practices and continuous improvement.

Green Bond Principles

Alignment verification and reporting support for ICMA Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles, and Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles.

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Advance Your Capital Markets ESG Program

See how our ESG platform can transform your portfolio sustainability reporting with automated ESG scoring, EU Taxonomy classification, and SFDR compliance.