London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a new suite of ESG scores and sustainability analytics aimed at providing greater transparency, comparability and actionable insights for global financial markets.
The new offering is designed to help financial institutions respond to growing regulatory scrutiny, increasing requirements to guard against greenwashing, and the rising need to integrate ESG considerations into automated and AI-driven investment and risk management workflows.
LSEG said the new ESG scores are built on a research-driven methodology aligned with major global sustainability frameworks, including ISSB, GRI, SASB and ESRS. Unlike ESG ratings, the scores are based on transparent, rules-based inputs and do not incorporate analyst judgement, the company said.
The model incorporates 220 standardised indicators and a sustainability-focused materiality matrix that combines a redesigned industry classification with a double materiality approach at the business segment level. Companies are scored on a scale of 0 to 5, ranging from “not aware” to “leading”.
Under the framework, companies are assessed on how effectively they manage ESG risks and opportunities across 12 themes, which are aggregated into three pillars and an overall ESG score.
LSEG said the scoring model also introduces threshold-based scoring levels, metric caps and performance analytics, aimed at recognising companies that demonstrate measurable sustainability progress and implement strategic ESG initiatives.
For deeper analysis, the platform includes a ‘Plus’ layer, which integrates additional factors such as corporate controversies, sovereign ESG risk, green revenues and sustainable financing signals, allowing users to expand their analysis without altering the core ESG scoring framework.
The ESG scores and analytics are available across LSEG platforms, including LSEG Workspace, the group’s workflow-integrated data and analytics platform used by financial professionals.
Elena Philipova, Director of Sustainability Solutions at LSEG, said: “Our customers are consistently looking for sustainability insights they can explain, justify and integrate across the investment, lending and advisory lifecycle. By uniting 25 years of sustainable finance expertise with datasets trusted by the global financial industry, we’re giving financial institutions the clarity and confidence to meet regulatory expectations, support transition-aligned capital allocations and build AI-ready ESG workflows.”
LSEG said it maintains more than 2,000 ESG data points aligned with corporate reporting cycles across 16,000 companies, covering firms that issue over one million fixed-income instruments. The dataset represents over 90% of global market capitalisation and 99% of the FTSE All-World Index, the company added.
