Comparing Companies' Coverage of ESG Issues Across Corporate Reports

[Benchmark module]

The Benchmark module lets you compare your company’s ESG disclosures with peers and industry-specific companies. The comparison is based on corporate reports from the world’s largest market-cap companies, including:

  • Annual financial reports

  • Integrated reports

  • Annual sustainability reports

  • 10-K SEC filings

Creating your benchmark analysis

  1. Go to the Benchmark module.

  2. If this is your first time, click Get started. Otherwise, click Create new in the menu next to an analysis name.

  3. Name your analysis.

  4. Select the corporate reports to include.

  5. Select the countries and industries to include.

  6. Select the companies to include. (You can benchmark using both countries/industries and selected companies.)

  7. Click Save and run analysis to generate your results.

Reading the results

  • A chart will show your company’s emphasis score alongside the number of companies that place different levels of emphasis (High, Medium, Low, or No Mention) on ESG topics.

  • Topics are ranked by the average level of emphasis in the corporate reports of the selected companies.

  • Gradient colors in the bars represent emphasis levels. Hover over any section to see the number of companies in each category.

  • Click on a topic to view a detailed list of the companies and reports, along with the level of emphasis each places on that topic.

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  • Click on a company and analysis to explore specific mentions within the selected report. Use the arrows in the bottom-right corner to browse through them.

Note: Each time the Benchmark page is loaded or refreshed, the data in your analysis is updated.

Use cases

The Benchmark module 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.