TDi Sustainability partnered with Denny Ellison, a London-based equity research and training organisation, to provide ESG research and training services specifically designed for buy side and sell side ‘mainstream’ equity research analysts.
The program developed by TDi and Denny Ellison aims to help mainstream analysts understand third-party ESG research and identify, assess and integrate ESG factors into their own investment cases and company models. As ESG factors are sector-specific, the program is further divided into sub-classes for each sector, including mining, transport, energy and utilities, luxury, healthcare, and telecoms, among others.
The ESG training program was designed to address some key skills gaps for mainstream analysts when it comes to ESG:
– Making sense of how the information provided by third-party ESG research houses is important for informed decision-making
– Focusing on specific factors within environmental, social, and governance issues
– Why catering the ESG analysis to a specific sector is crucial for tailored and effective evaluation
– Integrating an ESG analysis into company forecasts, valuation, and an investment case for comprehensive financial analysis.
The final ESG training program includes 5 modules:
1. Introduction to responsible investment
2. Understanding third-party ESG research
3. Choosing the relevant ESG factors
4. Assessing a company’s ESG performance
5. Integrating ESG into fundamental research