CSRHub’s ESG ratings and data help Academic Researchers:

Conduct academic research

Professors, students and graduate school researchers can:

  • Track the environmental, social, and governance performance of companies.

  • Spot trends on a company or industry using CSRHub’s 12 years of data.

  • Complete industry and geographic analysis.

Research investment opportunities

With CSRHub’s tools you can:

  • Explore best practices in ESG reporting in a particular country or industry.

  • Identify correlation and causality between ESG factors and datasets on company financial or stock market performance.

  • Understand the relationship between a brand’s reputation and their ESG score.

Explore consumer purchase and other social behaviors

With access to CSRHub’s data, you can:

  • Include private companies, not for profits, and government entities in your study.

  • Gain insight from a wide range of experts including Wall Street, crowd, NGO, and government sources.

Explore Your Options

 

Schedule a consultation with a CSRHub team member to explore your use case and discuss a tailored solution.

Typical Academic Areas of Research:

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Performance of company
Social and environmental performance of a particular company (e.g., Amazon, Tesla, WalMart).
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Industry analysis
Industry analysis - ESG data on the major players (coal industry, drug industry, airlines).
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Correlation and causality
Correlation and causality between ESG factors and company financial performance and stock market performance.
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Trends in ESG over time
Trends in ESG data over time (CSRHub has 12 years of historical data).
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Relationships
Relationship between ESG and reputation, brand, credit ratings.
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Best practices
Best practices in ESG reporting in a particular country or industry.
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Geographical analysis
Analysis of ESG performance of companies in a specific geography.

CSRHub is a practical solution to the chaotic world of ESG ratings. Join the thousands of academic researchers who use CSRHub’s data and tools monthly. A subscription gives you access to:

ESG rating
Top level ratings

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Detailed ESG Ratings
Detailed ratings
For each of the four category scores, CSRHub provides three more detailed ratings. Each of these twelve indicators can help researchers understand company practices.
company ESG
Broad coverage
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Tools that simplify the complex web of ESG data

CSRHub’s web interface includes Advanced Search capability, charting functions and data source and data element visibility.
Custom pre-designed Excel Dashboard templates for benchmarking, ESG data source research, reporting systems a company uses,  and a quick scan of a company’s supply chain.
RESTful API (Application Program Interface).

CSRHub ESG Metrics Used in Research

CSRHub ESG Consensus data has been used in major best of lists, industry leading sustainability research
and all levels of academic research.
Brand Finance and CSRHub Soft Power
How Does Corporate Behavior Relate to a Nation’s Soft Power
The Link Between Brand Value and Sustainability cr (1)
The Link Between Brand Value and Sustainability
The Wall Street Journal and Drucker Institute Management Top 250
Management Top 250, our metrics included last 4 years
The Effect of Legal Violations on Perceived Sustainability Performance
The Effect of Legal Violations on Perceived Sustainability Performance
CSRHub Metrics Included in Harvard Business Review Top CEO's List
CSRHub Metrics Included in Harvard Business Review Top CEO's List

Published Academic Research Using CSRHub

See more academic research using CSRHub data on our Research page.

CSRHub Colombia-Assessing the Relationship Between Sustainability and Cost of Debt | SIPA Capstone
Corporate social responsibility practice of Malaysian public listed government-linked companies: A dimensional analysis
Relationship between corporate social responsibility and business success: Case of the global tobacco industry
The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance (A Case Study from Finland)
Does firm size matter? Evidence on the impact of the green innovation strategy on corporate financial performance in the automotive sector
CSR performance and annual report readability: evidence from France

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