"Apples to Apples: ESG Data Comparability" explores the challenge of comparing ESG data in a rapidly expanding and highly fragmented market. Using the analogy of early sailors navigating without fixed reference points, the report explains how investors and stakeholders struggle to assess ESG performance due to the variety of data providers, reporting frameworks, regulations, and methodologies. Although the ESG data market has grown significantly, generating over $1 billion in revenue in 2021 and continuing to expand, the lack of consistent standards creates difficulties in evaluating and comparing companies accurately. The paper emphasizes the need for greater data comparability, transparency, and standardization to improve decision-making, strengthen stakeholder confidence, and support th

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