About Us
Transparent, Reliable and Comparable ESG Data
About Us
Transparent, Reliable and Comparable ESG Data
ESGDS, helps investors integrate ESG solutions in their investment decisions. We provide ESG data and analytical tools needed to interpret and integrate ESG in risk assessments, scrip selection, performance monitoring and issuer engagement.
Vision
Provide building blocks for transparent and reliable ESG assessments.
Mission
To provide reliable data and insights required by asset owners, asset managers and financial institutions to make informed decisions on asset selection and performance benchmarking.
Values
How can ESGDS help?
Why ESGDS?
How can ESGDS help?
How can ESGDS help?
ESG Data collection
Build custom taxonomy aligning with key frameworks and collect ESG data of Private companies/Issuers
ESG Reporting
SFDR and key regulation compliant ESG performance reports, with sectoral exposures, portfolio performance, status on targets .and progress against goals.
Performance Monitoring
Regular updates on corporate and project performance to track performance against goals and stakeholder engagement.
Portfolio Management Platform
Platform housing assessment models, reports and workflows.
Why ESGDS?
CURRENT CHALLENGES
IN THE ESG OFFERINGS…
- Black-box ESG models: low correlation of scores between providers showing variance in approach.
- Poor coverage for Fixed Income issuers and Unlisted companies
- Limited support of institutional use cases.
WHAT WE OFFER TO
OUR CLIENTS…
- Glass-box: Ability to construct model based on relevant signals and weights
- Coverage of unlisted companies and Fixed income issuers based on client selected model
- Support for majority of institutional use cases.
| ESGDS | Peer group | |
| ESG Assessments - Corporate/Fund Level | ||
| Custom Models/Assessments | ||
| Sustainable Finance Solutions | ||
| Project Finance Assessments | ||
| Bespoke data collection | ||
| Data Provenance | ||
| Unlisted Companies Assessments | ||
| Impact Solutions | ||
| Taxonomy - New Regulations(SFDR,OECD) | ||
| Domestic Taxonomies/Regulations | ||
| Client Dashboard |
Why ESGDS?
CURRENT CHALLENGES IN
THE ESG OFFERINGS…
- Black-box ESG models: low correlation of scores between providers showing variance in approach.
- Poor coverage for Fixed Income issuers and Unlisted companies
- Limited support of institutional use cases.
WHAT WE OFFER TO
OUR CLIENTS…
- Glass-box: Ability to construct model based on relevant signals and weights
- Coverage of unlisted companies and Fixed income issuers based on client selected model
- Support for majority of institutional use cases.
| JMI-ESGDS | Peer group | |
| ESG Assessments - Corporate/Fund Level | ||
| Custom Models/Assessments | ||
| Sustainable Finance Solutions | ||
| Project Finance Assessments | ||
| Bespoke data collection | ||
| Data Provenance | ||
| Unlisted Companies Assessments | ||
| Impact Solutions | ||
| Taxonomy - New Regulations(SFDR,OECD) | ||
| Domestic Taxonomies/Regulations | ||
| Client Dashboard |
How can ESGDS help?
ESGDS helps investors integrate ESG in their investment decisions. We provide ESG Data and provide the assessment and reporting platform enabling clients to generate assessments and report to their stakeholders.
Why of ESGDS?
✓ Ability to construct model based on relevant signals and weights
✓ Coverage of unlisted companies and Fixed income issuers based on client selected model
✓ Support for majority of institutional cases
Leadership
Ramnath Iyer
Co-founder / CEO
Operations and technology leader. He has had full ownership of MSCI’s ESG data collection and content generation team. 25 years in BFSI, 15 years of Fintech & operations experience.
Suresh Ramani
Co-founder / Head Strategy
Domain and practice leader in KPO/BPO services; having 25 years of experience in ‘Go To Market’, product development/ innovation, delivery, and customer management.
Rohit Kodancha
Co-founder / CRO
A banking operations leader with over 16 years’ experience. Previously, led the APAC lending operations for Morgan Stanley and worked across various roles in Lehman Brothers, and Nomura.
Ramnath Iyer
Co-founder/ CEO/ Product Head
Operations and technology leader. He has had full ownership of MSCI’s ESG data collection and content generation team. 25 years in BFSI, 13 years of Fintech & operations experience.
Suresh Ramani
Co-founder/Head Strategy
Domain and practice leader in KPO/BPO services; having 25 years of experience in ‘Go To Market’, product development/ innovation, delivery, and customer management.
Rohit Kodancha
Co-founder / CRO
A banking operations leader with over 16 years’ experience. Previously, led the APAC lending operations for Morgan Stanley and worked across various operations roles in Lehman Brothers, and Nomura.
Arunkumar Doraiswamy
CTO
Technology leader previously worked with CAMS and CRISIL. 21 years experience spanning multiple business domains from BFSI to Manufacturing and IT domains from Consulting to Corporate IT.
Musthaq Ahmad
Operations Head
Content operations leader with over 15 years of experience. Previously managed the Portfolio & Indices management content at Thomson Reuters.
Arunkumar Doraisamy
Co-founder / CTO
Technology leader with 24 yrs of experience in Product Development, Data Engineering & Analytics in Financial Services domain. Previously worked with CAMS and CRISIL (S&P Company) where he held leadership roles and lead large Digital transformation initiatives .
Musthaq Ahmad
Co-founder / Operations Head
Content operations leader with over 15 years of experience. Previously managed the Portfolio & Indices management content at Thomson Reuters.
Core Team
Asha NM
E&S Quality Lead
ESG trainer and Quality Specialist, with 5 years of ESG experience in Refinitiv, developing data collection guidelines, reviewing data quality and training data collection teams.
Meghna Shah
CG Quality Lead
CG quality specialist with 9 years of ESG experience, 7 years with Thomson Reuters as ESG content quality specialist. Subject matter expertise on ESG frameworks & reporting.
Riya Rajat
ESG Policy and Methodology Lead
Expertise in methodology development, SOP creation and building data collection guidelines. Previously worked as an ESG analyst for Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).
Asha NM
E&S Quality Lead
ESG trainer and Quality Specialist, with 5 years of ESG experience in Refinitiv, developing data collection guidelines, reviewing data quality and training data collection teams.
Jaya Waskar
Program Manager
Business and operations specialist with 15 years experience, 4 years in ESG and 11 years in Ratings business.
Meghna Shah
CG Quality Lead
CG quality specialist with 9 years of ESG experience, 7 years with Thomson Reuters as ESG content quality specialist. Subject matter expertise on ESG frameworks & reporting.
Riya Rajat
ESG Policy and Methodology Lead
Expertise in methodology development, SOP creation and building data collection guidelines. Previously worked as an ESG analyst for Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).
Musthaq Ahmad
Operations Head
Content operations leader with over 15 years of experience. Previously managed the Portfolio & Indices management content at Thomson Reuters.
Smriti Srivastava
Quality Specialist
ESG and Sustainability research expertise with experience in supporting custom data requirements and providing quality assurance.
Jaya Waskar
Program Manager
Business and operations specialist with 15 years experience, 4 years in ESG and 11 years in Ratings business.
Diego Manalastas
Country Manager
Diego’s field of experience is
heavily centered around finance
and economics, and general
applications of those in the
technology and digital fields, as
well as serving as a strategic
consultant and advisor for digital
transformation, and development
of new management practices
relevant for 21st-century
commerce.
Daniela Rivera
Sales and Marketing Associate
Daniela is experienced in
business development, focusing
specifically on finance and
operations, with strong
backgrounds in marketing, brand
management, human assets
management, and
communications as well. She is a
graduate of the University of the
Philippines – Diliman under the
Bachelor of Science program in
Business Administration and
Accountancy.