J.P. Morgan Launches New Digital ESG Platform for Investors

J.P. Morgan announced today the launch of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Discovery, a new digital platform aimed at providing investors with a central source for ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. views from the firm’s sector and ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. analysts, and enabling assessments of current and forward-looking company and sector material ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. risks, opportunities and impacts.

According to J.P. Morgan, the new platform was developed in response to growing client demand for “a more structured and fundamental ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. view.” Released with a modular design, ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Discovery is designed to meet the ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. data needs of a broad set of J.P. Morgan’s investor clients, from ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. integration to impact investors, providing both thematic deep-dives as well as stock-specific views.

The platform also incorporates a “double materiality” framework, allowing investors and analysts to look into current ESG-related financial risks and opportunities, as well as informing forward-looking materiality by providing insight into the negative and positive impacts of companies on stakeholders across the value chain.

Sophie Warrick, Head of EMEA Equity Research & Co-Head of Global ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Research, J.P. Morgan, said:

“ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Discovery will provide J.P. Morgan’s sector analysts with the unique ability to assess ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. issues according to a clients’ own ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. priorities, providing in-depth, fundamental and forward-looking opinions on ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. performance, which are increasingly important to our clients.”

The platform consists of two main components, including “Sector and Cross sector tabs,” enabling mapping of double materiality in order to assess the importance of current and future ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. issues at the sector level, and; “Company and Thematic screening tabs,” allowing analysis at the company level with centralized revenue estimates, company-specific materiality scores and fundamental views on companies’ performance on their most material ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. themes.

Key functionalities of the platform include accessing the materiality scores of J.P. Morgan’s 35 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. themes for specific companies and assessing, comparing and screening companies’ management of the most material themes, viewing the materiality of the ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. themes for specific sectors, and comparing the materiality of each across sectors.  

In addition to providing J.P. Morgan’s assessment of a company’s management of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. themes, the platform informs investors’ engagement efforts with a list of company-specific engagement questions.

ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Discovery’s double materiality framework is powered by ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. data and software analytics provider Datamaran. Datamaran worked with J.P. Morgan to create materiality assessment models, which utilize data from corporate disclosure, regulatory, and media sources to anticipate emerging topics positioned to have a financial impact on markets.

Datamaran CEO Marjella Lecourt-Alma, said:

“We’re thrilled that J.P. Morgan is using this unique approach to accelerate strategic business opportunities on ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. through ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Discovery. Looking at material risks from both a financial and wider sustainability perspective is becoming standard practice for investors and companies, and they both need a credible, robust, and tech-enabled process to achieve that.”

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