Founded in Geneva in 2001, Covalence combines human expertise and artificial intelligence to assess the environmental, social and governance performance of thousands of companies around the world.
We provide professional investors with ESG ratings and data to monitor portfolios, define investment universes, track controversies, manage reputational risks and document positive impacts.
Our approach is based on a rigorous and independent methodology, drawing on diverse sources, which compares corporate disclosures with stakeholder perceptions. This approach also inspires confidence among academic researchers and non-profit organisations.
Our main differentiators are: pioneer, independent ESG rating agency; multi-sources ESG scoring system; dynamic, granular news data documenting controversies, good practices and evolving sustainability issues; in-house AI capacities since 2014; greenwashing risk indicator; SDG mapping; expertise on social and political issues such as human rights, peace and democracy.