FAQs

Company

What is RS Metrics, and what services do you provide?

RS Metrics is a geospatial analytics company that provides asset-level data and insights on environmental, climate, and physical risks. The products like AssetTracker, ESGSignals®, and proprietary geospatial AI tools that deliver” with “Custom Event-Driven Monitoring (CEDM) and they can provide real-time insights for businesses, investors, and regulators.

What industries does RS Metrics serve?

RS Metrics serves various industries, including finance, real estate, utilities, energy, industrials, materials, consumer discretionary, information technology, and health care.

What is unique about RS Metrics' approach to sustainability data?

RS Metrics combines satellite imagery, machine learning, and geospatial analytics to deliver precise asset-level sustainability data. This bottom-up approach provides more granularity, accuracy, and real-time insights than conventional top-down ECP assessments.

How does RS Metrics ensure the accuracy and timeliness of its data?

By continuously validating data using satellite analytics, ground-based sensors, and AI models, RS Metrics ensures that the data is accurate, updated regularly, and ready for decision-making and regulatory compliance.

What is TNFD?

TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) is a global initiative that provides a framework for companies to report and act on evolving nature-related risks.

How does RS Metrics support the TNFD framework?

RS Metrics provides asset-level biodiversity and environmental data aligned with TNFD’s disclosure requirements, helping companies assess and report on their nature-related risks.

What is ENCORE, and how does it relate to RS Metrics?

ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks, and Exposure) is a tool for assessing how environmental change affects economic activities. RS Metrics’ ESGSignals® ENCORE builds on this by integrating high-resolution asset-level data into its framework for advanced risk assessment.

How does RS Metrics support biodiversity disclosures?

Through ESGSignals®, RS Metrics provides a variety of biodiversity metrics such as proximity to Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), Protected Areas (PAs), and IUCN Red List species. This helps organizations identify biodiversity risks and comply with disclosure frameworks like TNFD and SFDR.

Products

What is ESGSignals®?

ESGSignals® provides insights into asset-level environmental, climate, and physical risk (ECP). It enables businesses and investors to assess their operations’ sustainability performance and environmental footprint

How can ESGSignals® help my business?

It delivers detailed insights into environmental risks and opportunities, supporting compliance, sustainability strategy development, and risk management across sectors.

What data sources does ESGSignals® use?

It combines geospatial data, satellite imagery, physical risk datasets, and structured/unstructured environmental data to produce actionable insights.

How frequently is the data updated?

The data is updated regularly based on the metric and data source, ensuring users have timely and relevant information for decisions.

What customer segments is ESGSignals® useful for?

The product is helpful for:

  • Corporates Asset Managers (hedge funds, portfolio managers, private equity)
  • Rating Providers
  • Index Providers
  • Data Providers
  • Regulatory Reporting Bodies (e.g., SFDR, NFRD)
  • Green Bond & Loan Assessors
  • Financial Institutions
  • Academics
Can ESGSignals® be customized for different use cases?

Yes, ESGSignals can be tailored to specific industries such as finance, energy, agriculture, IT,, and more, providing sector-specific insights and indicators.

What are the benefits of using RS Metrics' ESGSignals® ENCORE for financial reporting?

It enhances financial reporting by integrating asset-level ESG data into ENCORE’s structure, supporting risk identification, investment analysis, and regulatory reporting with greater precision and transparency

What is the significance of the new ISIC Industry Classification in ESGSignals®?

The new ISIC Industry Classification enhances the granularity and precision of materiality ratings within ESGSignals®. This helps clients better understand and manage their environmental dependencies, contributing to more informed decision-making

ESG, ECP & Sustainability

What is ECP?

Environmental, Climate, and Physical risk (or ECP) data provides information about the influence of climate and environmental processes on businesses. RS Metrics’ products, such as ESGSignals®, supply ECP insights that can help businesses understand whether any of their locations are likely to experience issues such as floods, droughts, etc. The company’s extensive list of ECP metrics consists of the key types of factors that can affect company workflows.

What is ESG investing?

ESG investing is a strategy that considers environmental, social, and governance factors alongside financial metrics to assess risk and growth potential in investment portfolios. It supports sustainable and ethical investing decisions.

How could your company increase the ROI of its sustainability strategy?

By leveraging tools like ESGSignals® to identify environmental risks, optimize resource use, comply with regulations, and improve brand reputation, companies can reduce costs, avoid regulatory penalties, and attract ESG-focused investors, ultimately boosting ROI.