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Associated Press
7 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
FiRe Conference Highlights: ESG Risks and Embodied Carbon
As previously seen on the CSRHub blog. CSRHub CEO and Co-founder Cynthia Figge recently moderated two panels at the Future in Review (FiRe) Conference, offering key insights on emerging supply chain risks and also on embodied carbon: Emerging Supply Chain Risks with Ilya Levtov, CEO of and Sydney House, ESG Product Lead of Certa. Both are partners of CSRHub and focus on managing supply chain risks through data intelligence. The Business of Embodied Carbon with Andrew Himes, Director of Collective Impact of Carbon Leadership Forum, and David Victor, Distinguished Professor of the University of California San Diego and Director of the Deep Carbonization Initiative. Why It Matters These panels underscore CSRHub's role in providing transparent ESG data to help companies and advisory firms navigate evolving sustainability expectations from supply chain risks to low-carbon building strategies. Here are some highlights of these dynamic panels. Also see below links to the panel videos. Emerging Supply Chain Risks The panel explored the rising significance of supply chain risk management. Global supply chains face increasing pressures from climate events and geopolitical tensions to shifting regulations like CSRD and California's SB 253 and EU deforestation rules. Panel key points: Watch The Panel Emerging Supply Chain Risks The Business of Embodied Carbon This session highlighted embodied carbon, the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of a product or material, encompassing its entire life cycle from extraction and manufacturing to transportation and disposal. It quantifies the carbon footprint of a product's 'embodied' energy and materials, which accounts for nearly a fifth of global GHG emissions. Note that in addition, buildings' operational emissions account for nearly 30% of global GHG emissions. Panel key points: Tackling embodied carbon requires deep decarbonization beyond operational energy savings. Shared data standards, like Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), are helping companies measure and compare material impacts. Innovation in low-carbon materials (e.g., mass timber, bamboo) and strong industrial policy will be key to scaling solutions. Watch The Panel The Business of Embodied Carbon About CSRHub CSRHub offers the most comprehensive global set of expert consensus sustainability ratings, information, and tools. Clients use CSRHub's decisive data platform for global benchmarking, supply and value chain risk assessment and compliance readiness solutions. Founded in 2007, CSRHub covers nearly 60,000 public and private companies, and provides ESG performance scores on 42,000 companies from 134 industries in 158 countries. Our Big Data platform uses algorithms to aggregate, normalize and weight ESG metrics from 1,000 sources to produce a strong consensus signal on corporate sustainability performance. Interested in learning more about CSRHub?
Associated Press
29-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
CSRHub Data Featured in 2025 Site Selection Sustainability Rankings
As previously seen on the CSRHub blog. We're proud to share that CSRHub's ESG ranking data has once again been featured in Site Selection magazine's annual rankings of the world's most sustainability-driven regions. The 2025 edition, titled 'The Greenest Locations in the World,' highlights global leaders—countries, U.S. states, and metropolitan areas—shaping a sustainable economy through innovation, infrastructure, and social responsibility. CSRHub contributed ESG performance data to a composite index evaluating key sustainability indicators across regions. These included: A Data-Driven Lens on Corporate Responsibility CSRHub's contribution focused on comparing the average perceived ESG performance of two sets of companies: This approach revealed meaningful trends about which areas are attracting sustainability-conscious organizations—and where gaps remain. For example: U.S. Rankings Spotlight In the U.S., Texas, California, and Colorado topped the state-level rankings for green development and ESG-readiness. Metro areas such as Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Denver led the list of top sustainable cities. The analysis also considered regional dynamics—such as foreign companies locating in low-ESG-score regions (e.g., Greece, Saudi Arabia, Egypt) that are aiming to boost sustainability through outside investment. Why It Matters Studies like this help: By incorporating CSRHub's consensus ESG data, Site Selection offers a powerful benchmark for using sustainability as a core driver in corporate expansion and location strategy. About CSRHub CSRHub offers the most comprehensive global set of expert consensus sustainability ratings, information, and tools. Clients use CSRHub's decisive data platform for global benchmarking, supply and value chain risk assessment and compliance readiness solutions. Founded in 2007, CSRHub covers nearly 60,000 public and private companies, and provides ESG performance scores on 42,000 companies from 134 industries in 158 countries. Our Big Data platform uses algorithms to aggregate, normalize and weight ESG metrics from 1,000 sources to produce a strong consensus signal on corporate sustainability performance. Interested in learning more about CSRHub? Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from CSRHub
Associated Press
08-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
CSRHub Partners With CSR Talent Group To Expand ESG Access
As previously seen on the CSRHub blog. CSRHub is excited to announce a new partnership with CSR Talent Group, a trusted network of experienced ESG and sustainability professionals who provide on-demand support to purpose-driven organizations. Through this collaboration, CSR Talent Group consultants now have access to CSRHub's comprehensive ESG data platform—covering over 58,000 companies and fueled by more than 1,000 data sources. These tools support critical work in benchmarking sustainability performance, preparing for regulations like the CSRD, and evaluating supply chain risk. Together, we aim to empower organizations with the transparent, actionable data they need to improve ESG outcomes and drive long-term impact. We're looking forward to building on this partnership with shared resources, use case applications, and more in the months ahead. About CSRHub CSRHub offers the most comprehensive global set of expert consensus sustainability ratings, information, and tools. Clients use CSRHub's decisive data platform for global benchmarking, supply and value chain risk assessment and compliance readiness solutions. Founded in 2007, CSRHub covers nearly 60,000 public and private companies, and provides ESG performance scores on 42,000 companies from 134 industries in 158 countries. Our Big Data platform uses algorithms to aggregate, normalize and weight ESG metrics from 1,000 sources to produce a strong consensus signal on corporate sustainability performance. Interested in learning more about CSRHub? Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from CSRHub
Associated Press
19-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
After Fifteen Years and Fifteen Reviews, CSRHub Remains B Corp Certified
As previously seen on the CSRHub blog. CSRHub is proud to announce that we have successfully completed our 15th B Corporation certification review, continuing a legacy that began in November 2010. Our commitment to sustainability and transparency has remained unwavering—and we're honored to retain our B Corp status once again. View our updated B Corp certification page → What Being a B Corp Means to Us From the beginning, CSRHub has aimed to be more than a 'for profit' business—we've operated as a mission-driven organization from day one. Our vision was to offer transparent, trustworthy consensus ratings on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, helping people evaluate companies with clarity and impact. Becoming a B Corporation back in 2010 reflected this core mission: to use sustainability / ESG data to drive positive behavior, from corporate boardrooms to supply chains around the globe. A Platform for Global ESG Accountability Today, more than 50,000 professionals visit our platform each month to explore how over 60,000 organizations are performing on ESG metrics. We know our work helps shape decisions by: Through partnerships and integrations, CSRHub data now reaches thousands more via analytics platforms, due diligence engines, and impact research tools. 15 Reviews, 3 B Lab Versions, and Growing Standards Our latest review was conducted under Version 6 of B Lab's certification framework—our first review used Version 2. We're proud to have consistently scored above the 80-point threshold in every cycle, reflecting our long-standing commitment to ESG transparency and social accountability. 'It was easier to score higher in the early years,' said Bahar Gidwani, CSRHub Co-founder. 'But we've stayed focused on growing our impact, ingesting more than 1,000 ESG data sources and continually improving our transparency.' Why It Still Matters As B Lab rolls out Version 7 of its criteria, we remain committed to maintaining the high standards required for certification. For us, this isn't just a badge—it's a living part of our identity and our purpose. We'll continue building the world's most robust ESG consensus signal, so decision-makers everywhere can see corporate behavior clearly—and help improve it. Ready to dive deeper? Link to full B Corp listing About CSRHub CSRHub offers the most comprehensive global set of Consensus ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ratings, information, and tools. CSRHub's business intelligence system measures the ESG business impact that drives corporate and investor sustainability decisions. Founded in 2007, CSRHub covers 58,000+ public and private companies, and provides ESG performance scores on over 38,833 companies from 134 industries in 156 countries. Our Big Data platform uses algorithms to aggregate, normalize and weight ESG metrics from 989 sources to produce a strong consensus signal on corporate sustainability performance. Interested in learning more about CSRHub? Click here. Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from CSRHub
Associated Press
29-01-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
CSRHub Connects to Sustainable Platform
As previously seen on the CSRHub blog. Founded in 2017 and based in Perth, Australia, Sustainable Platform is a SaaS database that provides access to crucial and transparent sustainability & SDG (UN Sustainable Development Goal) performance data for thousands of global companies. We recently brought Sustainable Platform's data on 23,000 entities into CSRHub's big data consensus ESG ratings system. One of Sustainable Platform's foci is providing feedback on company performance relative to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It also offers metrics on social, environmental, and sustainable technology performance. We were particularly interested in an indicator of an entity's greenwashing activity. We have always been concerned that our ratings might be influenced by greenwashing. (Per the UN: 'Greenwashing is a deceptive practice where companies make misleading claims about their environmental impact to gain market share.') Our ratings get input from many stakeholders who could be influenced by a greenwashing company's deceptions. We hoped that having multiple sources with different perspectives would guard us against greenwashing effects. But we had no good way to check. We matched Sustainable Platform's assessment of greenwashing activity to CSRHub's Overall Rating for 17,138 entities. We were pleased to see an indication that greenwashing seems to have very little direct effect on our ratings. Greenwashing May Have Only a Small Effect on CSRHub Scores * Average rating for September 2024. We love to see new ideas—new ways to examine how entities are responding to the demands from their stakeholders for information and better social performance. We will soon release an SDG 'calculator'—a way to estimate what an entity's performance may look like from the perspective of the UN's SDG system. We hope to match this to Sustainable Platform's direct observation of entity SDG performance. We can then both check the quality of our tool and look for places where company reporting to SDGs is not being understood by our ESG ratings community. Statistical Analysis on Greenwashing Impact We checked to see if the half-point difference between high-risk and the other levels was significant. We saw a z-score of -1.6 when we compared the means for the moderate and high scores. This suggests there is about a 95% chance they are different and that the high-score entities do get a small benefit from their greenwashing activity. About CSRHub CSRHub offers the most comprehensive global set of Consensus ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ratings, information, and tools. CSRHub's business intelligence system measures the ESG business impact that drives corporate and investor sustainability decisions. Founded in 2007, CSRHub covers 57,528 public and private companies, and provides ESG performance scores on over 38,833 companies from 134 industries in 156 countries. Our Big Data platform uses algorithms to aggregate, normalize and weight ESG metrics from 967 sources to produce a strong consensus signal on corporate sustainability performance. Interested in learning more about CSRHub? Click here. Sustainable Platform provides independent sustainability data and metrics on public and private companies to institutional investors and insurance companies globally. Since 2017, SP has offered asset owners and managers—with over $20 trillion under management—up-to-date sustainability data through its proprietary software and analytics. SP's platform delivers unique, scientifically driven ways to measure risks, enhance portfolios, and independently verify if companies and funds align with their policies and mandates.
