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title: "ESG and sustainability ratings datasets"
description: "Datasets in the category “ESG and sustainability ratings” were mentioned in 14 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #29 of the 58 data categories mentioned."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/esg-and-sustainability-ratings
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share_text: "Datasets in the category “ESG and sustainability ratings” were mentioned in 14 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #29 of the 58 data categories mentioned."
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# ESG and sustainability ratings

Environmental, social and governance scores, controversies and carbon data of companies.

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- 9 of its 10 datasets mentioned

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/datasets.md

## Key findings

- Datasets in the category “ESG and sustainability ratings” were mentioned in 14 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #29 of the 58 data categories mentioned.
- The most-mentioned were CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) (3), Huazheng / Sino-Securities ESG (3), MSCI ESG / KLD (3), Refinitiv ESG (ASSET4) (3) and Bloomberg ESG (2).
- By journal category: Management (5), Finance (5), Operations Research (2), Accounting (1) and Economics (1).
- Most of them appeared in International Review of Economics & Finance (4), International Business Review (1) and Management International Review (1).

## Datasets

*Datasets in this category · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| Dataset | Papers | Last 7 days | Names searched for |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) | 3 | 0 | Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP data, CDP survey |
| Huazheng / Sino-Securities ESG | 3 | 0 | Huazheng, Sino-Securities Index |
| MSCI ESG / KLD | 3 | 0 | MSCI ESG, MSCI KLD, KLD |
| Refinitiv ESG (ASSET4) | 3 | 0 | Refinitiv ESG, ASSET4, Thomson Reuters ESG, LSEG ESG |
| Bloomberg ESG | 2 | 0 | Bloomberg ESG |
| Hexun CSR ratings | 2 | 0 | Hexun |
| SynTao Green Finance | 2 | 0 | SynTao |
| RepRisk | 1 | 0 | RepRisk |
| Trucost | 1 | 0 | Trucost |
| Sustainalytics | 0 | 0 | Sustainalytics |

## Papers

*Papers mentioning these datasets, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations | Datasets mentioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | [A reciprocal perspective on internationalization and ESG in EMNEs: The role of digitalization](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102668) | [International Business Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-business-review.md) | Chao Zhang, Ioannis Petrakis, Zonghan He et al. |  | Huazheng / Sino-Securities ESG |
| 2026-10-16 | [Bridging Global Mandates and Local Realities: A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Upgrading of Salmon Global Value Chains](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-026-00643-6) | [Management International Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/management-international-review.md) | Umair Shafi Choksy, Muhammad Ayaz, Fraser Gorvett et al. | University of Stirling; University of Vaasa; Institute of Business Administration Karachi | CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) |
| 2026-10-15 | [Geographic proximity of investors and firms' ESG performance: Evidence on local retail and institutional investors](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adiac.2026.100906) | [Advances in Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/advances-in-accounting.md) | Chengfeng Du, Huiqi Gan, Khondkar Karim | University of Massachusetts Lowell | MSCI ESG / KLD |
| 2026-10-14 | [Will corporate ESG performance alleviate financing constraints? Evidence from the mediating role of information asymmetry](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2026.10.041) | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | Li Gu, Yukun Zhang, Jiaxin Xiao et al. | Yunnan University of Finance And Economics | SynTao Green Finance |
| 2026-10-13 | [Implied temperature rise metrics: a compass without direction?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11408-026-00502-2) | [Financial markets and portfolio management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-markets-and-portfolio-management.md) | Manuel C. Kathan, Moritz Reisser, Sebastian Utz | University of Augsburg; University of St.Gallen; Center for Climate and Resilience Research; … | RepRisk, Trucost, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) |
| 2026-10-09 | [The impact of regional economic growth pressure on CSR disclosure: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105959) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Huahong Yan, Mingxuan Zhu, Jing Liu et al. | Capital University of Economics and Business; Shanxi University of Finance and Economics | Hexun CSR ratings |
| 2026-10-07 | [The conditional value relevance of ESG and innovation disclosures: a multi-method analysis of European firms combining panel econometrics and machine learning](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-026-07442-0) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | Andreas Errikos Delegkos, Evangelia Arsenou, Dionisis Cavouras et al. | University of West Attica; University College Dublin | Refinitiv ESG (ASSET4) |
| 2026-10-07 | [Human capital structure and corporate green transformation: Skill upgrading or cost burden?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105926) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Zishun Zhou | Sejong University | Bloomberg ESG, SynTao Green Finance |
| 2026-10-06 | [CSR focus under competitive pressure: The role of national institutions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2026.101784) | [Journal of World Business](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-world-business.md) | Limin Fu, Dirk Michael Boehe, Mariano L.M. Heyden | Monash University; Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique | Refinitiv ESG (ASSET4) |
| 2026-10-05 | [Sailing on trust: The impact of social credit system construction on corporate ESG performance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105944) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Zhiqiang Bian, Caibin Zhang | Shandong Institute of Business and Technology; Liaoning University | Bloomberg ESG, Huazheng / Sino-Securities ESG |
| 2026-10-04 | [Non-market strategies and environmental management: Framework for effective sustainable transformation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116568) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | Lev S. Shalev, Irina Heim, Yelena Kalyuzhnova et al. | University of Reading | MSCI ESG / KLD, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), Hexun CSR ratings |
| 2026-10-01 | [Explainable machine learning models and GPT-4 recommendations for ESG performance evaluation in the logistics sector](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.112426) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | Rambabu Juvvala | Indian Institute of Management Mumbai | Refinitiv ESG (ASSET4) |
| 2026-10-01 | [CEO Inherited Altruism, Firm Corporate Social Responsibility, and Shareholder Returns](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06475-6) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | Miriam Marra, Jing Ruan, Lisa Schopohl et al. | ICMA Centre; University of Reading; KIMEP University; … | MSCI ESG / KLD |
| 2026-09-28 | [A study on enterprise digital transformation and financial performance: The moderating role of FinTech development](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105915) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Fang Yang, Yubo Wang | Wuhan Business University | Huazheng / Sino-Securities ESG |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). ESG and sustainability ratings. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/esg-and-sustainability-ratings

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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
