Leveraging Nasdaq’s proprietary Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools, our ESG Advisory team analyzed the earnings call transcripts of constituents in the Russell 3000 and MSCI USA ESG Leaders to track the evolution of ESG discussions in the capital markets. The results can be utilized to guide corporate strategy, disclosure, and discussion, as well as inform companies about ESG priorities at the country, sector, and industry level. 

Building on our previous earnings analyses, our research is designed to showcase the key ESG issue areas that are most brought up in these companies’ dialogues. Between Q3’22 and Q4’22 earnings calls, we observed a slight increase in the prevalence of ESG-related questions for Russell 3000 constituents.

Leveraging Nasdaq’s proprietary Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools, we analyzed the prevalence of ESG discussions in the earnings call transcripts of Russell 3000 and MSCI USA ESG Leaders constituents to keep up with the quarterly conversation that goes on between companies and the investment community.

As we head towards a future where more companies are discussing ESG on their earnings call, it's the companies that watch the data on both an aggregate and sector levels that may be best positioned to differentiate themselves amongst the crowd.

Throughout Q1 2022, Nasdaq has observed a significant increase in the overall percentage of companies discussing ESG on earnings calls. Using proprietary NLP (natural language processing) tools, we have analyzed over 3,000 earnings transcripts to identify and gauge trends in key conversation topics identified in the prior quarter’s earnings season.

The momentum of ESG is hard to ignore, and increasingly we at Nasdaq are noticing issuers and investors alike adding ESG disclosure within their required filings. To this end, as companies prepare for Q1’22 earnings, we want to offer a playbook of noteworthy trends and frequently discussed ESG topics by corporates.

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