Clusters

When tapping into a new market or sector, Standard Ethics starts by analysing a number of the largest listed companies and, when required, assigns them an unsolicited Corporate Standard Ethics Rating (SER) to create an open, free Sustainability cluster.

Each Standard Ethics’ Cluster is public and operates on a full disclosure basis: the methodology and selection criteria are publicly available and may therefore be freely used as benchmarks by decision-makers and stakeholders. Standard Ethics’ Clusters (formerly known as Indexes or Benchmarks) have been applying the same methodology since 2004 and are self-financed. Standard Ethics’ work focuses on sustainability ratings, and its clusters are not subject to commercial activity or used as financial products.