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The Basics

Corporate’s sustainability policies directly affect a company’s financial resilience. Ignoring this information such as a company’s initiatives on climate change preparedness, product quality and worker safety governance, or its ability to hire & retain talent can lead to investment losses.

Corporate sustainability reports offer crucial narrative context that numbers alone can’t provide, making up 96% of the content. Corporate policies cannot be described by numbers.

Boeing’s market capitalization has decreased by $200 billion since 2018. This decrease is attributed to poor ESG (environmental, social, and governance) policies, which include lax product quality, deficient materials sourcing policies, and inadequate safety oversight. This information was publicly available, and investors who had access to it could have made informed decisions about whether or not to invest in Boeing.

Portageur’s document processing capabilities surpass ChatGPT’s in several aspects:

  • Extensive library: ChatGPT cannot read the PDFs stored in corporate websites. Portageur has painstakingly curated a library of 50,000 corporate sustainability disclosures, saving you time of sourcing the information.
  • Unlimited context window: A user can upload one corporate report into ChatGPT. Portageur analyzes across its entire 50,000 document library with an unlimited context window. This allows you to perform comparative narrative analysis, previously impossible, to make informed decisions.
  • Fine-tuned for sustainability domain expertise: Portageur is trained by and embeds the knowledge of sustainability experts and investment analysts. This provides you with investment-relevant responses.
  • Traceable responses: Portageur extracts only factual and relevant information that is directly traceable to the source document, significantly reducing hallucinations.

 

Use the AI to inquire about company practices on topics that matter to you, like carbon emissions or animal testing policies.

Type ‘@’ followed by the company name to generate a prompt. Basic Plan users can query one company, while Premium Plan users can query up to three.

Suggested prompts are shown above the dialogue box. Effective prompts specify a company and a topic.

No, we provide information to support informed investment decisions, not direct advice.

about the documents

Information is sourced directly from corporate documents and disclosures. Reference links in chat responses lead to the original documents.

The library is a comprehensive archive of sustainability reports in one place.  Our library includes Corporate Sustainability, ESG, Climate, Impact, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, and policy documents.

We cover 9,000 publicly listed companies worldwide.

They are sourced from company websites and regulatory disclosures.

The library is updated bi-weekly. If you need a specific report, contact our service team.

Sustainability reports are narrative-heavy, requiring context for accurate AI responses.

Document uploads are not currently supported. For library requests, contact our service team.

What is the sustainability score

It’s an objective numerical ranking, similar to a sports league table, providing a clear performance metric. It is a useful numerical benchmarking tool.

Our “Sustainability Score” is carefully calculated from over 600 environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. To dive into the specifics, you’ll want to check out our “Sustainability Copilot” analytics tool. Just reach out to us, and we’ll be happy to guide you through it.

Unlike third-party ESG scores, which are subjective and controversial, our Sustainability Score offers an objective assessment.

account related and billing

Yes, all sessions are private and encrypted, ensuring your research remains secure.

Credits do not roll over. They reset monthly according to your subscription.

Our service team can collaborate with your corporate IT for necessary approvals.