The S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), first established in 1999, is an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices, focusing on criteria that are both industry specific and financially material.

The CSA uses a consistent, rules-based methodology that includes 61 different industries. There are approximately 100 questions for each industry, with each question falling under one of approximately 23 different themes or criteria. The criteria, in turn, fall under one of the three dimensions: Environmental ('E'), Social ('S'), and Governance & Economic ('G'). Some criteria are common across industries, while others are industry specific. The CSA generates a total ESG score for every company covered, as well as individual scores for the three dimensions, with 100 being the best score in each case.

With over 7,300 assessed companies annually, the CSA has become a reference tool for companies to gauge the financial materiality of their sustainability performance from an investor perspective and to prepare themselves to address upcoming sustainability trends. The CSA leads the field in helping companies make the link between sustainability and their business strategies.

Assessed companies receive complimentary access to a powerful online Benchmarking Database. The database facilitates a detailed assessment of your company's performance and an easy identification of key areas for improvement. Multi-year charts plot the company's performance trend as compared to its industry peers.