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Matter

Granular, source-traceable ESG data beyond conventional ratings.

SaaS
01 — Overview

What Matter does

Most ESG ratings tell investors whether a company manages sustainability risks to its own financials. Matter was built on a different question: what is the actual impact of this company on society and the planet? That distinction shapes everything about how the product works. Rather than assigning a single composite score, Matter delivers thematic flags drawn from over 50 independent sources including NGOs, academic institutions, and international organisations, making it possible to trace every data point back to its originating source.

For investment teams evaluating sustainable mandates or preparing SFDR disclosures, Matter provides several specific capabilities:

  • SDG Revenue and CapEx Fundamentals mapping company activity to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Thematic ESG Flags covering areas such as human rights, deforestation, and controversial activities
  • SFDR Principal Adverse Impact indicators for regulatory reporting
  • Climate Transition readiness scores for portfolio-level analysis
  • Daily SDG Signals for sentiment-driven, forward-looking alignment data

Data is accessible via a browser-based Analytics Platform for portfolio and issuer-level analysis, or through API for direct integration into internal workflows. Matter's data also powers ESG analysis on Nasdaq eVestment and is available via SimCorp and BlackRock Aladdin. In 2023, the company was acquired by Diginex, a publicly listed AI-driven ESG data firm. Pricing is not disclosed publicly, and the platform appears primarily oriented toward institutional users such as asset managers and pension funds rather than smaller family offices. Teams managing impact or sustainability mandates that require transparent, source-traceable ESG data beyond standard ratings will find the most value here.

What we really like about Matter's screening tool is that it gives us flags, not ratings. There are lots of different ESG ratings out there, but the problem is that most of them are focused on financial materiality. They do not give you a clear insight into the sustainability profile of a company.

On Matter, from a family-office user
02 — Product & capabilities

What it covers

Core tasks
  • ESG and sustainability analysis of equity and fixed income portfolios
  • SFDR Principal Adverse Impact regulatory reporting
  • SDG alignment assessment at issuer, fund, and portfolio level
  • Climate transition readiness evaluation
  • Thematic screening for exclusion and inclusion criteria
  • Sustainability data delivery via API for institutional integration
Notable features
  • SDG Revenue Fundamentals
  • SDG CapEx Fundamentals
  • SDG Signals (daily sentiment data)
  • Thematic ESG Flags from 50+ independent sources
  • SFDR PAI reporting module
  • Sovereign Insights dataset
  • ESG Metrics (quantitative impact data)
  • Climate Transition readiness analysis
  • Analytics Platform with portfolio benchmarking and PDF/CSV export
  • Flexible API access for bulk and targeted data queries
Assets supported
EquitiesFixed IncomeGreen BondsAlternative Investments
Platform & technology
Artificial IntelligenceData IngestionBenchmarkingCustom Reporting
03 — Company

The firm behind it

Ownership
Public (Diginex Limited)
Software type
SaaS
Headquarters / markets
Denmark, Global
Offices
Copenhagen
Key people
NNiels Fibæk-JensenCEO and Co-founder
04 — Clients & fit

Who it’s for

Built for Investment Teams, CIO / Investment Office, Fund Managers, Advisors / Wealth Advisors (RIA).