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SYNE Ratings launches the SYNE World Index, extending coverage to every tracked country worldwide
The SYNE World Index positions 249 countries and territories on the same two-axis benchmark used across every SYNE product, with full commissioned ratings available across SYNE's 71 licensed markets and indicative index positions elsewhere.
Read more →SYNE Ratings restructures ESG and Sustainability Ratings dimension weightings
Governance is expanded to absorb controversy and disclosure scoring, and a new Economic & Industry dimension is introduced across both methodologies.
SYNE Ratings announces white-labelled ESG programme with a regional stock exchange
The programme reached 92% issuer participation within its first year of rollout, and now includes a branded flagship ESG index.
Regulatory Tracker expanded to cover IOSCO, SEBI, MAS and Japan FSA codes of conduct
The tracker's Ratings & Market Oversight theme now spans six regulators across five jurisdictions.
Supplier Ratings methodology adds dedicated modern slavery screening
Controversies, market intelligence and modern slavery screening are combined into a single new methodology section, alongside a continuous monitoring framework.
SYNE Ratings appoints new Head of Carbon Ratings
The appointment supports growing demand for Carbon Ratings across compliance and voluntary markets as CBAM's definitive regime approaches.
Carbon Ratings Methodology reaches version 2.0
The update introduces a non-compensatory MRV data quality floor and expands Biomass Atlas geospatial integration for forestry projects.
SYNE Ratings surpasses 1,000 rated suppliers across global panels
The milestone spans panels across retail, industrials and consumer goods, rated through both direct commissions and buyer-led programmes.
SYNE Ratings expands legal presence to support growth across licensed markets
The expansion supports continued growth across SYNE's licensed markets and the underlying entities behind each regional rating programme.
SYNE Ratings publishes first municipal Sustainability Rating for Governments
The rating supported a mid-sized city's first municipal green bond issuance, alongside a companion Second Party Opinion on the bond framework.
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SYNE Ratings is an independent provider of ESG, sustainability, carbon and supplier ratings, licensed across 71 countries. SYNE's ratings are built on a shared, published methodology and a common AAA–D grade scale, and are positioned on the SYNE Index - a two-axis benchmark combining standards alignment with data quality and assurance.
SYNE's product range spans ESG Ratings for listed companies, Sustainability Ratings for unlisted organisations and institutions, Carbon Ratings for carbon credit projects and issuers, and Supplier Ratings for supply chain counterparties, alongside licensed ESG data, climate and risk intelligence solutions, and independent assurance and advisory services. SYNE operates under the EU ESG Ratings Regulation (ESMA 2023/2631) and the FCA Code of Conduct, and has adopted equivalent voluntary codes in other markets including Singapore's MAS and Japan's FSA.
SYNE Ratings is incorporated as SYNE Limited (United Kingdom and New Zealand), SYNE Australia Pty Limited, SYNE Ratings Private Limited (India), and SYNE Inc. (Canada and the United States).