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Information provided via the ISS ESG Gateway is updated monthly with any change to an entity’s ratings or scores reflected on the 1st of each month.

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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.

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ESG Corporate Rating

The ESG Corporate Rating provides highly relevant, material and forward-looking environmental, social, and governance data and performance assessments. It covers approximately 100 indicators per industry and applies a twelve-point grading system from A+ (excellent performance) to D- (poor performance).

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ESG Corporate Rating Prime Status

Companies are awarded Prime Status if the overall ESG Corporate Rating letter grade ​meets or exceeds the industry-specific Prime threshold defined by ISS ESG’s Industry Classification Matrix. The Prime threshold reflects the overall magnitude of an industry’s risk exposure and footprint, and is C+ for the majority of industries, B- for high ESG risk industries and C for industries with a lower ESG risk profile.

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Governance QualityScore

Governance QualityScore is a data-driven scoring and screening solution designed to enable quality reviews of corporate governance across four key areas: Board Structure, Compensation, Shareholder Rights, and Audit & Risk Oversight. The scores provide an indication of relative risk and range from 1 (low risk) to 10 (high risk).

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SDG Impact Rating

The SDG Impact Rating provides a holistic measurement of a company’s positive or negative impact on the 17 SDGs across more than 100 data factors. Companies are rated on a scale of -10 (significant negative impact) to +10 (significant positive impact).

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ESG Fund Rating

The ISS ESG Fund Rating evaluates the environmental, social and governance performance of equity and bond funds globally. The key fund rating results are mainly derived from the pioneering ISS ESG Corporate and Country Ratings, which provide financially material and holistic sustainability signals on companies’ and countries’ current and future ESG performance. Additionally, the fund rating includes input from ISS ESG’s Governance QualityScore, Norm-Based Research, and Carbon and Climate Data.

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ISS ESG Cyber Risk Score

The ISS ESG Cyber Risk Score is a data-driven scoring and screening solution designed to enable objective assessment of the cyber risk posture of any company. The score represents the likelihood that an organization will suffer a material cyber incident within the next 12 months, expressed as a score on a scale from 300 (high risk) to 850 (low risk).

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