ESG at Syntax

While other SDG data providers focus on company-reported commitments to the SDGs, Syntax uses its patented business involvement data to determine a company's revenue-based impact on the SDGs.

​​The Clean Energy Transition Opportunities taxonomy is constructed around the central thesis that while a coming clean energy transition will pose significant risks to businesses across the economy, certain companies are positioned to benefit from a transition to a low-carbon, renewable, and electrified economy.

​The Clean Energy universe includes companies that generate electricity from renewable energy sources, manufacture or distribute equipment or parts for renewable energy producers, make batteries and associated materials, produce electric vehicles and charging equipment, produce biofuel and ethanol, produce hydrogen fuel cells and associated equipment, or provide financing for renewable energy related products.

Syntax has developed its own in-house ESG materiality map that carves out material topics across business line activity exposure.

Syntax can identify product line exposure for companies that may slip through the cracks, such as firms involved in fossil fuel extractions as secondary and tertiary business lines. This lens can get as granular as the metal type and region of extraction.

The Fuel Cell Hydrogen universe is made up of a collection of companies that are involved in the hydrogen and fuel cell ecosystem, from hydrogen gas companies to fuel cell power generators.

Whether it be exposure to companies that operate in the development of water infrastructure, water treatment, or water supply, to name a few, Syntax has encapsulated the world of water with respect to company operations and business lines.

The Biodiversity Enablers lens will include publicly traded companies that generate revenue from, or are currently developing, technologies and products that contribute to biodiversity preservation or renewal. The products and services of these companies enable more ecologically sustainable supply chains across industries. They can contribute to the protection of one or more of the following ecosystems: Land, Ocean, Freshwater.

​The Blue Economy lens captures companies engaging in one of the fastest adapting industries, across marine renewable energy, recycling technologies, and sustainable aquaculture.