TruCost ESG data from Compustat (Capital IQ)

The database TruCost ESG has data on many different aspects related to Environment, Social, and Governance for both listed and unlisted companies. Historical data availability depends on the type of subscribed TruCost licence that an organization has paid for.

The data is basically organized in a pyramid format with at the top the ESG Global score, the three main dimensions underneath, and below that specific related aspects. The bottom row of data points is impacted by data from the RepRisk database. The RepRisk data mainly concerns how the reputation of a company is impacted by news on ESG-related subjects. In effect, this is called the Media & Stakeholder analysis part of the TruCost database. This part is based on the data of another database, called RepRisk. This database mainly tracks ESG type subjects on companies to determine the impact on a company’s reputation.

In many cases you get more then one type of score for a specific year for a company. This is the same for all levels: global, dimension or aspect scores. This has to do with how the data is collected and processed for companies. The score type is indicated by the CSA Score Type Name. Initially the scores are based on raw data. After processing the data according to the CSA model, you have modelled data. The Assessment year will indicate what year the data and scores are about.