The Global Sustainability Research Alliance (the world's largest ESG research consortium, which integrates research from ten leading firms across the globe including Goldman Sachs | GS SUSTAIN, Société Générale, EIRIS, and RiskMetrics Group) reconciled the different philosophies embedded in the research to isolate the top ten per cent of sustainability and financial performers from a universe of 3,000 developed and emerging market stocks. The Global Sustainability Research Alliance (GSRA) was formed by Global Currents Investment Management LLC and Phoenix Global Advisors LLC. The GSRA integrates research from ten different researchers across the globe, covering 95 per cent of equities in North America, Europe, and Korea, with 30 per cent of equities in emerging markets. The GSRA includes Goldman Sachs | GS SUSTAIN, Société Générale, EIRIS, RiskMetrics Group, and several regional market research specialists.

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