SustainalyticsESG & Sustainability Jobs

Morningstar Sustainalytics is a leading independent ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analytics firm that supports investors around the world.

Sustainalytics, a Morningstar company, provides ESG research, ratings, and data to institutional investors, asset managers, and corporations. Its core products include ESG Risk Ratings that measure a company's exposure to and management of material ESG issues, controversies research, country risk ratings, and second-party opinions (SPOs) on green and sustainable bonds.

Why it matters

The firm sits at the infrastructure layer of sustainable finance - its ratings and data feed directly into investment decisions, portfolio screening, and lending practices. On the climate side, Sustainalytics offers physical climate risk metrics, carbon emissions data, low carbon transition ratings, and tools aligned with frameworks like the EU Taxonomy, SFDR, and CSRD. This means investors can assess whether companies are credibly decarbonizing and whether financial products meet regulatory sustainability standards.

Sustainalytics serves clients across the investor and corporate spectrum globally, with research covering thousands of companies. For job seekers, the firm offers roles spanning ESG analysis, climate data, regulatory solutions, and quantitative research - all directly tied to how capital markets price and respond to sustainability risks.