Our Case Studies

Identify and rank top socially responsible corporates for a global media publishing house Study Type: Identify top publicly listed companies of India that are practicing highest social standards, including responsible citizenship, human rights, safety standards and employee engagement & benefits. Proposed Deliverables: Based on their requirements, the following approach was adopted mutually with the client: • GVR defined a robust social standard taxonomy, including 40+ parameters along with scoring methodology that included fundamental social information and controversies • Study included extensive secondary information sources, including company publications and multi-media sources to generate social ratings for corporates • Built an interactive dashboard with comprehensive performance analysis, benchmark and improvement areas Research

Bridge ESG data gaps for private companies across a defined sector focused portfolio Study Type: Assist our client with their portfolio due diligence process, including in-depth ESG information analysis for 75 Indian private companies. Proposed Deliverables: Based on their requirements, the following approach was adopted mutually with the client: • GVR defined a material taxonomy framework of 60 ESG indicators based on information availability to monitor performance of these companies across a defined time-frame. • Deployed a multi-pronged mechanism including desk-based research, information gap assessment and primary research. Covered comprehensive sources, including government/regulatory agency reports, blogs, Twitter, among others. • Identified relevant stakeholders across industry bodies and companies for interview

TCFD consulting for a leading climate change solutions technology provider Study Type: Assist our client in building a more robust climate database and reduce amount of time to conduct climate-related disclosure assessments & analysis with regards to TCFD framework. Proposed Deliverables: Based on their requirements, the following approach was adopted mutually with the client: • Assess climate related disclosure of publicly traded companies across diverse information sources and analyze climate related media publications along with timeframe analysis • Review and enhance the machine learning model and support their climate strategists to build climate leader benchmark models • Identify data aggregation efficiencies and build robust quality tracking mechanism to ensure accurate