Nasdaq 2023 Sustainability Report: Supporting the Corporate Community

Nasdaq

Nasdaq’s work across the corporate and investment communities uniquely positions us to support our clients as they strive to achieve their ESG-related objectives. 

We serve the corporate community throughout their ESG lifecycle, helping public companies navigate the capital markets, supporting private companies on the path to becoming public companies and engaging with all types of companies to navigate a diverse and complex shareholder landscape.

“Our technology and insights empower corporates to achieve more impactful outcomes, ensuring that ESG is not only  good business, but creates long-term value for corporates, people and the planet.”
- Randall Hopkins, Head of ESG Solutions, Nasdaq

ESG Advisory 

Nasdaq’s ESG Advisory is a service solution that pairs companies with consultative ESG expertise to help analyze, assess and put into action best-practice ESG programs with the goals of attracting long-term capital and enhancing value. Services include ESG strategy development, ESG investor engagement advice, GHG measurement and ESG reporting guidance for public and private companies. To learn more, visit our ESG Advisory webpage.

"Nasdaq was an ideal partner in issuing our TCFD report due to their climate expertise, data-driven insights, and ability to integrate these with strong understanding of capital markets.” – ESG Manager, Nasdaq ESG Advisory Client

2023 Global Net Zero Pulse 

If carbon dioxide removal (CDR) efforts expect to leverage the voluntary carbon market (VCM) as a financing vehicle for both conventional and novel CDR, a deeper analysis of company buying preferences is critical. This led the Nasdaq ESG Advisory team to conduct the 2023 Global Net Zero Pulse to get answers to questions that explored key themes necessary to scale the VCM and CDR.

Nasdaq Metrio^TM 

Nasdaq Metrio is a SaaS-based end-to-end sustainability reporting platform. It enables corporates to collect, measure, disclose and communicate investor-grade, audited ESG data efficiently across dozens of raters, rankers and framework organizations to drive strategic outcomes and attract investors. The platform also features a new Carbon Accounting and Management product for companies looking to focus on their Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. To learn more, visit our Nasdaq Metrio webpage. 

"Nasdaq has helped us improve our internal workflow and positioned us to seamlessly take on new and emerging reporting frameworks, resulting in a total of 150 total hours saved across one year.”–  Global Director of Corporate Sustainability and ESG Officer,  Nasdaq Metrio Client

IR Intelligence¹ 

Investor Relations Intelligence (IR Intelligence) provides insights and analytics software and advisory services products globally with the mission to help clients effectively navigate the capital markets. Nasdaq IR Insight tools are designed to help IROs ensure effective communication with stakeholders by enabling users to target and engage ESG firms, funds, and contacts, using a comprehensive ESG contact database and dedicated ESG ownership. 

In 2023, IR Intelligence developed Nasdaq Sustainable Lens TM, an ESG intelligence platform to equip sustainability, investor relations, legal and accounting professionals with on-demand, data-driven insights from over 9,000 companies globally. To learn more, visit our IR Intelligence webpage.

"It is more important than ever to understand what is being disclosed as these disclosures are going to become more scrutinized. Having a tool like Nasdaq Sustainable Lens at your fingertips is huge. It helps me quickly respond to executive questions and instantly understand what is being disclosed by my peers and sector, ondemand.”–  Director of Sustainability, Nasdaq Sustainable Lens Client

The State of Sustainability  and ESG in 2023 

With the release of Sustainable Lens, IR Intelligence published a report on The State of Sustainability and ESG in 2023, powered by the platform’s built-in AI co-pilot – gathering data and insights from public reports and communications to examine leading trends on regulatory disclosure and corporate climate strategy.

Governance Solutions 

Nasdaq Governance Solutions provides a comprehensive suite of technologies, advisory services and a global community for boards and leadership teams. Nasdaq’s governance ecosystem is designed to accelerate board performance by integrating technology, intelligent insights and expertise in one place. Through integrated solutions, boards can streamline meeting management, transform compliance and evaluation processes, and tap into thought leadership to unlock their full potential and drive value for stakeholders. To learn more, visit our Governance Solutions webpage.

"Nasdaq Boardvantage is easy to use and intuitive. It saves us a lot of time when preparing for board meetings, which allows me to focus on the material and good governance.” –  VP, Corporate Secretary and Sustainability, Nasdaq Boardvantage Client

Governance Pulse Report 

In 2023, we launched our inaugural Governance Pulse Report and Forum, driving insights and peer-to-peer knowledge that empower good governance practices.

Puro.earth 

Puro.earth is a carbon crediting program focused exclusively on carbon removals. Puro.earth’s high integrity carbon removals, the CO2 Removal Certificate (CORC), provide companies with a much-needed tool in their efforts to reach their carbon neutrality targets. Puro.earth is the first crediting program with a focus on durable carbon removal with a minimum of 100-year storage time to obtain endorsement by the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA). To learn more, visit our Puro.earth webpage.

_{1 Not categorized as ESG products and services for financial reporting.}