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S&P Global ESG Scores: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

S&P Global ESG Scores are assessments of companies' sustainability performance, provided by S&P Global Sustainable1. The scores are based on the Corporate Sustainability Assessment, which combines company disclosures, media and stakeholder analysis and modelling approaches. According to S&P Global, the dataset includes scores, underlying criteria, aggregates and year-over-year changes, with historical series. The data is delivered as a data product to investors, banks and other organisations, including through the S&P Global Marketplace.

S&P Global Inc. is a US company headquartered in New York. Where customer-side data is stored and which GDPR commitments apply is not stated publicly. For European organisations this is mainly a dependency on a US data source for reporting and investment decisions. S&P Global itself states that scores are an opinion as of the date of issue and may be changed.

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Sovereignty score
17 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-210
    Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (US)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-320
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-615
    Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 11, 2026
Headquarters
US (US)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Only for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy FrameworkVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
USVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
ESG & Sustainability
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to S&P Global ESG Scores

The European alternatives to S&P Global ESG Scores come from our knowledge base of over 8,000 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with S&P Global ESG Scores

S&P Global ESG Scores is headquartered in the United States. US vendors fall under the CLOUD Act and FISA 702: US authorities can compel access to data, even when that data sits in a European data centre. That is the core of the jurisdictional exposure in our model.

S&P Global ESG Scores hosts data outside the EU (US). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

S&P Global ESG Scores is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs S&P Global ESG Scores together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to S&P Global ESG Scores?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to S&P Global ESG Scores include bluesign, Brightway and Carbmee. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to S&P Global ESG Scores?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to S&P Global ESG Scores include Brightway. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is S&P Global ESG Scores GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

S&P Global ESG Scores is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 11, 2026.

Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in ESG & Sustainability

ESG & Sustainability: Carbon accounting, CSRD reporting, supply-chain due diligence (CSDDD/EUDR/CBAM) and ESG data management. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.

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