2001

• Creation of Covalence SA, a limited company based in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 2001 by six persons willing to increase the density of information about sustainable development and business ethics, and to bring this information to finance professionals.
• Development of EthicalQuote, an ethical reputation scoring system and CSR news database tracking the world’s largest companies.

2004

• Universe of 200 large companies
• Online public version of EthicalQuote
• Reputation research produced for corporate and non profit clients
• A study by SustainAbility (UK) and Mistra Foundation, “Values for Money: Reviewing the Quality of SRI Research” (2004), places Covalence on their short-list and mentions Covalence’s approach as among the best & most innovative practices for its “inclusive source model that allows stakeholders to include themselves in information gathering processes.”
• Prix Cantonal du Développement Durable 2004 (Geneva)

2005

• Finalist Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 Switzerland

2006

• Publication of Covalence EthicalQuote Ranking, updated monthly, quarterly, and annually, widely echoed.
• Covalence has signed broker contributor agreements with the following financial information providers: Bloomberg: COVA <GO> ; Thomson Reuters: Covalence SA; Capital IQ : Covalence SA, Research Division; TheMarkets.com : Covalence.

2008

• Universe of 500+ companies
• Launch of Sustainable Finance Geneva, co-founded by Covalence’s Antoine Mach

2009

• Ethisphere 2009′s 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics

2010

• Ethical Snapshots, monthly company profiles for finance professionals
• Ethical Fund & Portfolio Rating
• Index, Funds and Portfolios
• Ethical-Financial correlations

2012

• BBGI-EthicalQuote Swiss Equities Indices