New York City, Copenhagen – Denominator, the leading provider of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion data and ratings today announce a data partnership with Matter, a Denmark-based sustainable investment insights provider. This strategic collaboration will allow Matter to provide even more comprehensive and valuable insights on gender diversity to investors, through the integration of Denominator’s data and scores.
“We are excited to collaborate with Denominator” said Niels Fibæk-Jensen, CEO and co-founder of Matter. “Their expertise and data represent a valuable improvement to the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion company insights we can provide to asset managers, as we continue to expand our offerings, respond to regulatory developments and drive innovation in the sustainable finance sector”.
Through this partnership, users of Matter’s services, including SFDR reporting and Matter’s portfolio analysis platform, will be able to access Denominator’s extensive gender pay gap data and will be able to provide a more comprehensive analysis of the diversity of a company. Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) is an integrated part of the social aspect of ESG. Studies show that corporations with higher degrees of DEI outperform their peers as they benefit from cognitive diversity, higher productivity, better employee retention, and an overall boost in morale.
“Matter is known for its innovative solutions within the world of sustainable investments. We have been following their great work and the value they create for their users by providing alternatives to black box ESG ratings.”, said Anders Rodenberg, CEO of Denominator. “We are excited to join forces with Matter and to further ESG data granularity on their platform.”
About Matter: Matter is a financial technology company specialising in the provision of sustainability insights to the financial industry, based in Copenhagen. Matter offers a wide range of data and solutions which enable investors to better understand the sustainability of their investments, beyond ESG ratings. Matter uses the power of collective intelligence and pioneering technology to provide insights which are granular, transparent and accountable, representing the real-world impact of investments, aligned to leading regulatory and industry-led frameworks, including SFDR and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
About Denominator: Denominator provides fact-based data and standards to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) across organizations, industries, and countries to enable a more balanced world for growth and improved human interaction. Denominator covers more than 1.7 million public and private companies, 85+ industries, and 190+ countries on 650+ DEI specific data variables. The data and analytical insights drive the most comprehensive DEI rating models and indexes, creating the global standard for measuring DEI performance.