ESG Independent Analyst, Who's Good

Emily Jiwon Kim

ESG Independent Analyst

ASIA’S FIRST AI-DRIVEN ESG INSIGHT PROVIDER

Who's Good

Using AI technologies and public data, Who’s Good provides objective and up-to-date corporate ESG insights on Asian companies.

WHY WHO'S GOOD

* Time-sensitive: Time is the essence in finance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can process vast amount of information in a short span of time. Our powerful algorithm offers real-time in-depth corporate ESG analysis with out compromising its quality.
* Objective: We turned to public big data and news big data as source to base our analysis on and to preserve impartiality. We leverage 350 public big data sources and 93 news data sources in Korea to uncover insights.
* Insightful: Who’s Good ESG analysis coverage extends to all listed and non-listed companies in Korea. This allows us to provide a comprehensive insight into the Korean market.
* Global approach to ESG: Our ESG research framework is built on international standards and principles including UN Global Compact, ISO 26000, ICGN and CFA Guidelines on Corporate Governance to meet the global standards.

Korea Stock Exchange Kospi Index (KOSPI INDEX)

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<li>Our analysis of 23,419 news articles on 2,699 companies reported between Jan 1 and Dec 31, 2021, reveals that a total of 623 companies had incidents related to ESG topics.</li>
<li>167 companies (83.5%) among the 200 largest listed companies (KOSPI 200) were involved in ESG incidents.</li>
<li>Of the 23,419 news articles covering ESG incidents, 17,245 were related to KOSPI 200 companies, accounting for 73.6%.</li>
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Our analysis of 23,419 news articles on 2,699 companies reported between Jan 1 and Dec 31, 2021, reveals that a total of 623 companies had incidents related to ESG topics.
167 companies (83.5%) among the 200 largest listed companies (KOSPI 200) were involved in ESG incidents.
Of the 23,419 news articles covering ESG incidents, 17,245 were related to KOSPI 200 companies, accounting for 73.6%.


News Analysis on ESG Incidents of 2000+ South Korean Companies (2021)