ESG Consulting Services: Sustainability Information through Self-Assessment

Companies and financial players can rely on CRIF’s more than 30 years’ experience in collecting and managing ESG assessment information and developing ESG audit solutions. The current context and ongoing climate change have further highlighted the need to evolve the economic system toward sustainability. Financial players, insurance companies, and businesses are being called upon to integrate ESG factors into their business models and review the impact of their activities on the planet.

The availability of granular, quality information is critical to achieving excellence, even more so when it comes to scoring ESG factors.

ESG Audit and Assessment solutions

SYNESGY is the first global ESG network for large corporates and SMEs, to increase awareness and transparency in production chain processes and in their level of sustainability.

SYNESGY is a global digital platform that assesses the overall commitment of companies to ESG issues through the compilation of a questionnaire.

It also collects and manages information relating to ESG principles to verify the sustainability criteria of suppliers. The SYNESGY methodology is based on international sustainability standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact, the Carbon Disclosure Project and Taxonomy guidelines.

The platform has also benefited from collaboration with the CRIF Group Credit Rating Agency, which for years has incorporated ESG factors into the assignment of issuer ratings of non-financial companies based in the European Union.

Covered industries

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Key benefits

Monitoring tools

Implement monitoring tools within the procurement process.

Prevent

Prevent operational and reputational risks.

Guarantee transparence

Guarantee transparence in evaluating the production process of the supply chain, through dashboards and scores.

Execute

execute the self-assesment to check your business' sustainability level.

Certification

Obtain the Synesgy® Certification.

What we offer?

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The Questionnaire: the very start of the customer journey

The most important tool is the questionnaire: a key instrument for Synesgy®'s success which is based on timely and rigorous references of global ESG market regulations.
Overall, the questionnaires are based on a two-tiered approach:

  • A core version with questions referring to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and focusing on the Business side and the Environment, Social, Governance principles.
  • Based on the sector the company belongs to, an industry-specific section is provided.

Ongoing support

Support and consultancy are always ensured along the journey, for each country where CRIF has a presence. 

Customer care is geared toward working with the client at every stage of the process from understanding the ESG principles, to filling out the questionnaire to obtain the certificate.

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The ESG score

The final result is an overall score developed by CRIF authorized credit rating agency, besides the ones obtained in the 5 macro sections of the questionnaire (Business, Environment, Social, Governance, and Sector).
Synesgy®’s certificate lasts 12 months; after this period or if necessary, a new assessment should be made.

Our solutions

Credit Bureau & Data Pool

Credit Bureau & Data Pool

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Business Information

Business Information

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Business Growth & Marketing Services

Business Growth & Marketing Services

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Property Valuation & Information

Property Valuation & Information

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