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nrate – ESG Data, Ratings & Engagement Solutions for Sustainable Finance

URL: https://inrate.com/

Description: Inrate is a leading independent ESG data and ratings provider based in Switzerland. It empowers financial institutions with science-based, impact-focused insights that drive sustainable investment decisions. Inrate offers corporate and sovereign ESG ratings, engagement services, adverse product screening, and tools aligned with SFDR, CSRD, and the EU Taxonomy.

Tags / Keywords: #ESG #SustainableFinance #Inrate #ImpactInvesting #GreenFinance #ESGData #SFDR #CSRD #ESGRatings #ESGEngagement #ResponsibleInvesting

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Inrate – ESG Data, Ratings & Engagement Solutions for Sustainable Finance

Description: Inrate is a leading independent ESG data and ratings provider based in Switzerland. It empowers financial institutions with science-based, impact-focused insights that drive sustainable investment decisions. Inrate offers corporate and sovereign ESG ratings, engagement services, adverse product screening, and tools aligned with SFDR, CSRD, and the EU Taxonomy.

Tags / Keywords: #ESG #SustainableFinance #Inrate #ImpactInvesting #GreenFinance #ESGData #SFDR #CSRD #ESGRatings #ESGEngagement #ResponsibleInvesting

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How Sustainable Is AI? Exploring the Environmental Costs of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing finance, ESG analysis, and enterprise decision-making — but its environmental impact is often overlooked. Inrate’s blog, “How Sustainable Is AI?”, highlights how the growth of AI technologies brings significant sustainability challenges.

🔍 Key Insights:

The energy-intensive nature of training large language models

Water usage from data center cooling systems

The carbon footprint of AI infrastructure and operations

The role of ESG frameworks in guiding ethical, sustainable AI deployment

As AI continues to grow, companies must evaluate its climate impact and integrate sustainability into the innovation process.

🔗 Read more: https://inrate.com/blogs/how-sustainable-is-ai/

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How the Circular Economy Is Reshaping Supply Chains and Driving ESG Progress

As ESG goals become central to corporate strategy, a new model is gaining momentum: the circular economy. Traditional supply chains—linear by design—take raw materials, produce goods, and generate waste. But the circular economy flips this script.

It’s about keeping resources in use for as long as possible, extracting maximum value, and regenerating products at the end of their lifecycle.

Incorporating circularity into supply chains delivers:

🔁 Lower emissions

♻️ Less resource dependency

📉 Reduced waste

🌱 Better ESG scores

From product design and sourcing to distribution and end-of-life, circular models create closed-loop systems that align directly with sustainability targets.

Companies leading the charge aren't just reducing impact—they're innovating with new materials, recycling infrastructure, and cross-sector partnerships.

💡 Want to future-proof your ESG strategy? Start with your supply chain.

🔗 Full read: https://inrate.com/blogs/circular-economy-supply-chain-esg-innovation

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How the Circular Economy Is Reshaping Supply Chains and Driving ESG Progress

As ESG goals become central to corporate strategy, a new model is gaining momentum: the circular economy. Traditional supply chains—linear by design—take raw materials, produce goods, and generate waste. But the circular economy flips this script.

It’s about keeping resources in use for as long as possible, extracting maximum value, and regenerating products at the end of their lifecycle.

Incorporating circularity into supply chains delivers:

🔁 Lower emissions

♻️ Less resource dependency

📉 Reduced waste

🌱 Better ESG scores

From product design and sourcing to distribution and end-of-life, circular models create closed-loop systems that align directly with sustainability targets.

Companies leading the charge aren't just reducing impact—they're innovating with new materials, recycling infrastructure, and cross-sector partnerships.

💡 Want to future-proof your ESG strategy? Start with your supply chain.

🔗 Full read: https://inrate.com/blogs/circular-economy-supply-chain-esg-innovation

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How the Circular Economy Is Reshaping Supply Chains and Driving ESG Progress

As ESG goals become central to corporate strategy, a new model is gaining momentum: the circular economy. Traditional supply chains—linear by design—take raw materials, produce goods, and generate waste. But the circular economy flips this script.

It’s about keeping resources in use for as long as possible, extracting maximum value, and regenerating products at the end of their lifecycle.

Incorporating circularity into supply chains delivers:

🔁 Lower emissions

♻️ Less resource dependency

📉 Reduced waste

🌱 Better ESG scores

From product design and sourcing to distribution and end-of-life, circular models create closed-loop systems that align directly with sustainability targets.

Companies leading the charge aren't just reducing impact—they're innovating with new materials, recycling infrastructure, and cross-sector partnerships.

💡 Want to future-proof your ESG strategy? Start with your supply chain.

🔗 Full read: https://inrate.com/blogs/circular-economy-supply-chain-esg-innovation

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How ESG Can Address Deforestation and Human Rights Risks in the Palm Oil Supply Chain

Body: Palm oil is one of the most widely used commodities in the global market, but it comes with major sustainability challenges — including deforestation, biodiversity loss, and human rights violations.

Inrate’s blog, “Palm Oil: Addressing Deforestation and Human Rights Risks in the Supply Chain,” offers actionable insight into how ESG frameworks can mitigate these risks.

📌 Key Highlights:

Environmental risks from large-scale palm oil production

Human rights violations: forced labor, indigenous land displacement

The role of ESG data, third-party screening, and enhanced due diligence

How investors can drive sustainable change through engagement and exclusions

This is essential reading for ESG professionals, sustainability officers, procurement teams, and investors aiming to improve supply chain accountability.

🔗 Read more: https://inrate.com/palm-oil-addressing-deforestation-and-human-rights-risks-in-the-supply-chain/

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How ESG Can Address Deforestation and Human Rights Risks in the Palm Oil Supply Chain

Body: Palm oil is one of the most widely used commodities in the global market, but it comes with major sustainability challenges — including deforestation, biodiversity loss, and human rights violations.

Inrate’s blog, “Palm Oil: Addressing Deforestation and Human Rights Risks in the Supply Chain,” offers actionable insight into how ESG frameworks can mitigate these risks.

📌 Key Highlights:

Environmental risks from large-scale palm oil production

Human rights violations: forced labor, indigenous land displacement

The role of ESG data, third-party screening, and enhanced due diligence

How investors can drive sustainable change through engagement and exclusions

This is essential reading for ESG professionals, sustainability officers, procurement teams, and investors aiming to improve supply chain accountability.

🔗 Read more: https://inrate.com/palm-oil-addressing-deforestation-and-human-rights-risks-in-the-supply-chain/

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Macro Meets Sustainability: Navigating Policy, Performance & AI in ESG

Inrate brought together top experts in sustainability, policy, and data innovation to explore how macroeconomic trends, regulation, and AI are reshaping ESG strategies.

💡 Key discussion topics included:

How macro policy affects ESG performance

The role of AI in ESG ratings and data analytics

Bridging regulatory intent with on-the-ground reporting

Investor challenges in aligning financial and sustainability goals

This is a must-watch for anyone in ESG strategy, sustainable finance, or corporate disclosure.

📽️ Watch the full webinar recording here: 🔗 https://inrate.com/macro-meets-sustainability-navigating-policy-performance-ai-in-esg/

#Inrate #ESGInsights #SustainableFinance #AIinESG #MacroTrends #RegulatoryCompliance #ImpactInvesting #ESGData #WebinarReplay

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Transforming ESG Strategy with Active Ownership – Inrate’s Engagement Services

Body: As ESG investing evolves, passive data collection is no longer enough. Inrate’s Engagement Services offer a path for institutional investors to transform sustainability goals into measurable action.

📌 Highlights:

Long-term, structured engagement on material issues

Built-in escalation for unresponsive firms

Transparent tracking aligned with global ESG frameworks

Integration of both financial and societal materiality

Whether you're reporting to stakeholders or driving change within your portfolio, Inrate’s approach ensures ESG engagement is credible, data-driven, and impact-focused.

🔗 Learn more: https://inrate.com/esg-active-ownership/engagement-services/

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ESG Maturity: How Finance Is Moving Beyond Greenwashing to Real Impact

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As ESG becomes a non-negotiable in investment and regulatory strategy, it is also entering a new phase — one focused on real impact over optics.

Inrate’s blog “ESG Maturity: From Optics to Output” explores this transition through three major developments:

Tackling greenwashing: With SFDR in the EU and SEC enforcement in the U.S., vague ESG claims are now serious legal risks.

The EU Omnibus Directive: A shift toward simplified, streamlined ESG disclosures that emphasize quality over volume.

Oversight of ESG rating agencies: New standards are bringing transparency and consistency to third-party ESG evaluations.

📍 ESG today demands data, auditability, and alignment with regulatory frameworks like CSRD, SFDR, and ISSB. This evolution isn’t just about avoiding risk — it’s about delivering credible, accountable sustainability outcomes.

🔗 Read the full article

Tags / Keywords:

#ESG #SustainableFinance #Greenwashing #ESGMaturity #CSRD #SFDR #ESGRatings #ImpactInvesting #ResponsibleInvesting #Inrate #ESGCompliance #ClimateDisclosure

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Redefining Supplier Relationships Through ESG-Centric Sustainable Sourcing

As sustainability expectations rise across industries, sourcing strategies are being transformed by ESG criteria.

Inrate’s blog, “Sustainable Sourcing: How ESG Criteria Are Redefining Supplier Relationships,” covers:

The shift from cost-driven to value-driven supplier selection

How ESG priorities strengthen long-term supply chain partnerships

Scope 3 emissions and the push for transparency

The role of innovation and collaboration in ESG-aligned procurement

Key risks and challenges: greenwashing, data access, and compliance

From reducing reputational risk to boosting innovation, ESG-aligned sourcing is redefining procurement as a force for impact.

🔗 Read the full blog

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Is AI Actually “Green”? Inrate’s Blog Unpacks the Environmental Risks

Post: While AI drives financial and operational efficiency, it also comes with a large — and often ignored — environmental cost.

Inrate’s latest blog explores:

The high electricity usage of training AI models

Water consumption in data center cooling

E-waste linked to frequent hardware upgrades

Why Scope 3 disclosures now matter for tech-heavy portfolios

How ESG frameworks like CSRD and ISSB are addressing AI’s footprint

As ESG investing grows, understanding AI’s environmental impact is becoming critical.

🔗 Full article: https://inrate.com/blogs/environmental-impact-of-ai/

What do you think? Should ESG ratings factor in a company’s AI usage more directly?

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ESG Funds: The Future of Sustainable and Responsible Investing

As global priorities shift toward sustainability, ESG funds are becoming the cornerstone of modern investment strategies. Inrate’s blog, “ESG Funds: Why They’re the Future of Sustainable Investing,” explores how these funds are reshaping the financial landscape by aligning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles with long-term value creation.

📌 What You’ll Learn:

What ESG funds are and the types (Mutual Funds, ETFs, Index Funds)

Why ESG funds are gaining global traction

How ESG investing supports risk management, innovation, and brand reputation

The strategies behind ESG investing: Negative screening, Positive screening, Thematic & Impact investing

Common challenges, including greenwashing, data gaps, and cost concerns

As regulatory momentum builds globally (SFDR, SEC, CSRD), investors and institutions are recognizing that ESG funds offer more than ethical alignment — they provide resilience, growth potential, and future-proof portfolios.

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Sovereign ESG Ratings: Rethinking Country Risk in a Sustainable Investment Era

While ESG investing has traditionally focused on corporate behavior, sovereign ESG ratings are emerging as a powerful tool to evaluate sustainability performance at the country level.

Inrate’s recent blog offers a deep dive into:

What sovereign ESG ratings are

How they influence investment in government bonds and sovereign debt

Why forward-looking, impact-focused metrics are essential for assessing national resilience

As climate change, political instability, and social inequality become defining investment risks, understanding a country's ESG profile can offer investors a competitive edge and align portfolios with sustainability goals.

🔗 Read the blog here: https://inrate.com/blogs/sovereign-esg-ratings-investment-strategies/

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Sustainability and ethical business practices are now at the forefront

Sustainability and ethical business practices are now at the forefront of investment decisions. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores have become a vital tool for investors, fund managers, and stakeholders to assess a company’s performance beyond traditional financial metrics. But what exactly is an ESG Score, how is it calculated, and why does it matter? This guide breaks down the essentials of ESG Scores and their growing impact on the world of responsible investing.

What Is an ESG Score? An ESG Score is a numerical or letter-based indicator that measures how well a company manages risks and opportunities related to environmental, social, and governance factors. These scores help investors evaluate companies’ climate risk, social responsibility, and governance practices—providing a holistic view of their sustainability performance.

Key Points:

ESG Scores are used by investors, fund managers, and rating agencies to assess sustainability risks and opportunities.

They differ from ESG Ratings, which are typically letter grades derived from ESG Scores.

Each rating agency uses its own methodology, so scores can vary between providers.

How Are ESG Scores Calculated? The calculation of an ESG Score involves gathering and analyzing a wide range of data, including:

Company disclosures (annual reports, sustainability filings)

Regulatory filings and news reports

Independent reports from NGOs and non-profits

Records of controversies or legal issues

Both quantitative metrics (like carbon emissions, board diversity, and audit committee structure) and qualitative factors (such as ethics policies and diversity programs) are considered. The weight given to each factor can vary by industry—energy companies may be scored more heavily on environmental issues, while financial firms may be judged more on governance.

Note: Because each agency uses different criteria and weightings, ESG Scores for the same company can differ across providers.

Why Do ESG Scores Matter to Investors? ESG Scores have become indispensable for investors seeking to manage long-term risks and align with sustainable, ethical practices. Companies with higher ESG Scores are generally better equipped to handle regulatory, environmental, and reputational challenges.

Benefits for Investors:

Identify potential liabilities and risks

Compare companies within the same industry

Construct ESG-focused portfolios and funds

Meet regulatory and fiduciary obligations

Align investments with personal or institutional values

Research shows that companies with strong ESG performance often enjoy higher brand loyalty, reduced operating costs, and greater investor confidence.

How to Use ESG Scores in Investment Decisions Investors can leverage ESG Scores in several ways:

Screening: Exclude companies that don’t meet specific ESG criteria.

Peer Comparison: Identify industry leaders in sustainability.

Portfolio Construction: Build funds and ETFs focused on high-ESG performers.

Integrated Analysis: Combine ESG data with financial metrics for a complete view.

Values-Based Investing: Align portfolios with specific ethical or sustainability goals.

Conclusion ESG Scores are transforming how investors and companies approach sustainability and risk. By providing a clear, data-driven measure of non-financial performance, ESG Scores help investors make more informed, responsible decisions. As ESG considerations become mainstream, understanding and utilizing ESG Scores will be crucial for anyone involved in modern finance.

Read More Get the full guide to ESG Scores and their importance here: What Is an ESG Score? A Guide – Inrate Blog

Stay tuned for more insights on ESG investing, sustainable finance, and responsible business practices.

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Sustainability and ethical business practices are now at the forefront

Sustainability and ethical business practices are now at the forefront of investment decisions. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores have become a vital tool for investors, fund managers, and stakeholders to assess a company’s performance beyond traditional financial metrics. But what exactly is an ESG Score, how is it calculated, and why does it matter? This guide breaks down the essentials of ESG Scores and their growing impact on the world of responsible investing.

What Is an ESG Score? An ESG Score is a numerical or letter-based indicator that measures how well a company manages risks and opportunities related to environmental, social, and governance factors. These scores help investors evaluate companies’ climate risk, social responsibility, and governance practices—providing a holistic view of their sustainability performance.

Key Points:

ESG Scores are used by investors, fund managers, and rating agencies to assess sustainability risks and opportunities.

They differ from ESG Ratings, which are typically letter grades derived from ESG Scores.

Each rating agency uses its own methodology, so scores can vary between providers.

How Are ESG Scores Calculated? The calculation of an ESG Score involves gathering and analyzing a wide range of data, including:

Company disclosures (annual reports, sustainability filings)

Regulatory filings and news reports

Independent reports from NGOs and non-profits

Records of controversies or legal issues

Both quantitative metrics (like carbon emissions, board diversity, and audit committee structure) and qualitative factors (such as ethics policies and diversity programs) are considered. The weight given to each factor can vary by industry—energy companies may be scored more heavily on environmental issues, while financial firms may be judged more on governance.

Note: Because each agency uses different criteria and weightings, ESG Scores for the same company can differ across providers.

Why Do ESG Scores Matter to Investors? ESG Scores have become indispensable for investors seeking to manage long-term risks and align with sustainable, ethical practices. Companies with higher ESG Scores are generally better equipped to handle regulatory, environmental, and reputational challenges.

Benefits for Investors:

Identify potential liabilities and risks

Compare companies within the same industry

Construct ESG-focused portfolios and funds

Meet regulatory and fiduciary obligations

Align investments with personal or institutional values

Research shows that companies with strong ESG performance often enjoy higher brand loyalty, reduced operating costs, and greater investor confidence.

How to Use ESG Scores in Investment Decisions Investors can leverage ESG Scores in several ways:

Screening: Exclude companies that don’t meet specific ESG criteria.

Peer Comparison: Identify industry leaders in sustainability.

Portfolio Construction: Build funds and ETFs focused on high-ESG performers.

Integrated Analysis: Combine ESG data with financial metrics for a complete view.

Values-Based Investing: Align portfolios with specific ethical or sustainability goals.

Conclusion ESG Scores are transforming how investors and companies approach sustainability and risk. By providing a clear, data-driven measure of non-financial performance, ESG Scores help investors make more informed, responsible decisions. As ESG considerations become mainstream, understanding and utilizing ESG Scores will be crucial for anyone involved in modern finance.

Read More Get the full guide to ESG Scores and their importance here: What Is an ESG Score? A Guide – Inrate Blog

Stay tuned for more insights on ESG investing, sustainable finance, and responsible business practices.

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What factors influence an ESG score according to the guide

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