# Sustainalytics: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/sustainalytics/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESG and carbon reporting | 0% | 106 | 60% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "Analyzes ESG risks affecting company valuation; widely used by asset managers" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "Best for: Fund managers already using other Morningstar products" (Kimi K2, ESG and carbon reporting)

## And against it

- "Sustainalytics' narrow focus on risks means it underrepresents opportunities... its limited coverage (4,000 companies) excludes many mid-sized players" (Claude Haiku 4.5, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "Part of broader criticism about ESG ratings having "virtually no connection" between marketing and methodology" (Kimi K2, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "found these four providers (MSCI, Sustainalytics, RepRisk, ISS) to be "fraught with problems."" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, ESG and carbon reporting)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- ESG and carbon reporting: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 68 → 106 of 110.

## In its own words

What Sustainalytics's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Morningstar Sustainalytics is a leading independent ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analytics firm that supports investors around the world. (https://sustainalytics.com/)
- For: investors and companies (https://sustainalytics.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page sustainalytics.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 148 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 56 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-09-27
- case study: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 40 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-10-12
- report or ebook: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- Recent: 2026-09-10 podcast or video: Sustainability in conversation   sustainable bonds in a maturing market https://www.sustainalytics.com/esg-research/resource/podcasts/sustainability-in-conversation---sustainable-bonds-in-a-maturing-market
- Recent: 2026-07-27 podcast or video: Sustainability in conversation   the investor s role in addressing climate change https://www.sustainalytics.com/esg-research/resource/podcasts/sustainability-in-conversation---the-investor-s-role-in-addressing-climate-change
- Recent: 2022-10-12 webinar or virtual event: Scs banking sustainability linked instruments webinar replay https://connect.sustainalytics.com/scs-banking-sustainability-linked-instruments-webinar-replay
- Recent: 2022-09-03 webinar or virtual event: Scs banking transition finance webinar replay https://connect.sustainalytics.com/scs-banking-transition-finance-webinar-replay
- Recent: 2022-08-02 webinar or virtual event: Scs banking the next frontier for sustainable finance webinar replay https://connect.sustainalytics.com/scs-banking-the-next-frontier-for-sustainable-finance-webinar-replay
- Recent: 2022-05-11 webinar or virtual event: Scs addressing key corporate issues webinar replay https://connect.sustainalytics.com/scs-addressing-key-corporate-issues-webinar-replay

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.