Benchmarking Against Peer Disclosures using Report Analysis
The Report Analysis tool, available within the Benchmark section of the menu, lets you compare your company's ESG disclosures against peers and industry-specific companies. Comparisons draw on corporate reports from the world's largest market-cap companies, including annual financial reports, integrated reports (including CSRD reports), annual sustainability reports, and 10-K SEC filings.
Why this matters
Use Report Analysis as your reference point to understand where your disclosures stand, identify gaps relative to peers, and make more informed decisions about what to prioritise in your next reporting cycle.
Creating a report analysis
- In the main menu, select Benchmark to open the section.
- Click Report Analysis.
- If this is your first analysis, click Get started. Otherwise, click Create new in the menu next to an existing analysis name.
- Name your analysis.
- Select the corporate report type you want to use in the analysis.
- Select the countries and industries to include.
- Select the companies to include. (You can benchmark using countries/industries, selected companies, or both.)
- Click Save and run analysis to generate your results.
Reading the results
Once your analysis runs, the results page shows:
- A chart displaying your company's emphasis score alongside the number of companies placing High, Medium, Low, or No Mention emphasis on each ESG topic.
- Topics ranked by the average level of emphasis across the selected companies' corporate reports.
- Gradient-coloured bars representing emphasis levels: hover over any section to see the number of companies in each category.
Click on a topic to view a detailed breakdown of the companies and reports, including the emphasis level each one places on that topic.
Click on a company and report to explore specific mentions within the document. Use the arrows in the bottom-right corner to browse through them.
Note: Each time the Report Analysis page is loaded or refreshed, the data in your analysis is updated.
Use cases
Report Analysis helps you:
- Understand your position – see how your disclosures compare with peers and industry leaders.
- Identify disclosure gaps – uncover where your company places less emphasis than the market.
- Track industry practices – monitor how ESG topics are addressed across corporate reports.
- Strengthen reporting – use peer insights to enhance the relevance and completeness of your own disclosures.
Deleting a report analysis
To remove an analysis you no longer need:
- In the Report Analysis module, click the Menu button next to the analysis name.
- Select Delete.
- When prompted, click Confirm delete.
Note: Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone.