LibGuides: Accounting: Corporate responsibility and ESG

Sustainability principles and goals

The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact
These principles of corporate sustainability and social responsibility derive from several human rights organizations and fall under the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The UN Foundation's SDGs are the world’s shared plan to end extreme poverty, reduce inequality, and protect the planet by 2030.

Reporting standards

ESG Regulations and Reporting Standards Tracker
Downloadable report (Excel) from Sustainable Fitch tracking ESG regulations across a range of global markets in four categories: sustainable taxonomy, corporate ESG disclosure, corporate climate disclosure, and ESG fund requirements/disclosure. Updated quarterly. Email and affiliation required to download report.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation
Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards
The SASB Standards are a source of guidance for applying IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information.

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ratings

PitchBook This link opens in a new window
Find data, research, and technology covering the private capital markets, including venture capital, private equity, and M&A transactions. See Additional Info for access instructions and links.
You must first set up a personal account with an email address ending in "@arizona.edu" to use this database.
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Market Atlas This link opens in a new window
Sustainability tab contains reports and ESG ratings.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Go to Sources tab, then search for CSRHub ESG Ratings in search box on the left. After the results appear, click on the 3 dots to the right of this publication and click "Add to Search". Now use search box at top of page to search by company name or keywords. Most recent rating only.
Note: May require users to log in with their NetID even on campus.

There is a known bug affecting Nexis Uni profile creation. Off-campus users interested in creating a Nexis Uni profile should use this link.

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