What does the ESG Disclosure Quality Benchmark measure?

The benchmark combines three components: (1) Claim-Evidence Alignment (40%) — how well ESG narrative in announcements matches actual ESG data; (2) Disclosure Transparency (30%) — hedging levels, sentiment consistency, and buried risk frequency; (3) ESG Data Coverage (30%) — breadth of emissions, diversity, and safety data reporting. The composite score ranges from 0-100.

What do the ratings mean?

Exemplary (85+): broad ESG data coverage with consistent, transparent disclosure. Strong (70-84): good coverage with minor gaps. Adequate (50-69): some ESG data but potential gaps in coverage or transparency. Weak (30-49): limited ESG reporting or notable inconsistencies. Poor (<30): minimal ESG data and disclosure.

Does a low score mean a company has poor ESG performance?

No. The benchmark measures disclosure quality and completeness, not actual ESG performance. A company may have strong environmental practices but score lower if it reports through channels not captured in our analysis, or if its disclosure style involves elevated hedging language. Scores should be interpreted as indicators of reporting practice, not environmental or social outcomes.

ESG Disclosure Quality Benchmark

Q: Does a low score mean a company has poor ESG performance?

No. The benchmark measures disclosure quality and completeness, not actual ESG performance. A company may have strong environmental practices but score lower if it reports through channels not captured in our analysis, or if its disclosure style involves elevated hedging language. Scores should be interpreted as indicators of reporting practice, not environmental or social outcomes.

Composite ESG disclosure quality scores for NZX-listed companies, combining claim-evidence alignment, disclosure transparency analysis, and ESG data coverage into a single benchmark. Scores range from 0-100, with sector peer comparison.

Methodology Note

This benchmark measures ESG disclosure quality and completeness, not actual ESG performance or intentions. A lower score may reflect limited data availability rather than poor environmental or social practices. Companies may report ESG data through channels not captured in this analysis. All findings should be interpreted in context.

Companies Benchmarked

131

Exemplary Ratings

0% of companies

Average Score

Rating: Poor

Top Sector

Financials

Avg score: 31

131 of 131 companies

Company Benchmarks

				Rating				Peer
HFL	Henderson Far East Income Limited	Financials	44	Weak	50	80	95th	Above peers
CO2	Carbon Fund	Financials	43	Weak	50	77	86th	Above peers
FCT	F&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC	Financials	43	Weak	50	76	86th	Above peers
TEM	Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC	Financials	41	Weak	50	70	82th	Above peers
BIT	The Bankers Investment Trust PLC	Financials	38	Weak	50	60	77th	Above peers
TCM	Taiko Critical Minerals Limited	Materials	35	Weak	50	50	80th	Above peers
UVA	Uvre Limited	Materials	35	Weak	50	50	80th	Above peers
MEX	Minerals Exploration Limited	Materials	34	Weak	50	48	70th	Inline
ANZ	ANZ Group Holdings Limited	Financials	32	Weak	50	40	73th	Inline
AFI	Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited	Financials	31	Weak	50	35	64th	Inline
EBO	EBOS Group Limited	Healthcare	31	Weak	50	38	92th	Inline
MFB	My Food Bag Group Limited	Financials	31	Weak	50	36	64th	Inline
BIF	Booster Innovation Fund	Financials	30	Weak	50	32	59th	Inline
FRW	Freightways Group Limited	Industrials	30	Weak	50	32	91th	Inline
POT	Port of Tauranga Limited	Industrials	30	Weak	50	33	91th	Inline
SMI	Santana Minerals Ltd	Materials	30	Weak	50	33	60th	Inline
VCT	Vector Limited	Utilities	30	Weak	50	33	86th	Inline
ARG	Argosy Property Limited	Real Estate	29	Poor	50	31	75th	Inline
BFG	Burger Fuel Group Limited	Consumer Discretionary	29	Poor	50	31	87th	Inline
BPG	Black Pearl Group Limited	Real Estate	29	Poor	50	29	75th	Inline
CRP	Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited	Industrials	29	Poor	50	31	87th	Inline
FPH	Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited	Healthcare	29	Poor	50	29	83th	Inline
GMT	Goodman Property Trust	Real Estate	29	Poor	50	29	75th	Inline
GTK	Gentrack Group Limited	Information Technology	29	Poor	50	31	86th	Inline
SKC	SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited	Consumer Discretionary	29	Poor	50	29	87th	Inline
WIN	Winton Land Limited	Real Estate	29	Poor	50	30	75th	Inline
BRM	Barramundi Limited	Financials	28	Poor	50	27	36th	Inline
CEN	Contact Energy Limited	Utilities	28	Poor	50	25	43th	Inline
CNU	Chorus Limited	Communication Services	28	Poor	50	28	75th	Inline
GNE	Genesis Energy Limited	Utilities	28	Poor	50	26	43th	Inline
GXH	Green Cross Health Limited	Healthcare	28	Poor	50	28	58th	Inline
IPL	Investore Property Limited	Real Estate	28	Poor	50	28	50th	Inline
IPR	Iperion Limited	Real Estate	28	Poor	50	26	50th	Inline
KFL	Kingfish Limited	Financials	28	Poor	50	27	36th	Inline
MCY	Mercury NZ Limited	Utilities	28	Poor	50	27	43th	Inline
MKR	Manuka Resources Limited	Materials	28	Poor	50	27	50th	Inline
MLN	Marlin Global Limited	Financials	28	Poor	50	25	36th	Inline
NZX	NZX Limited	Financials	28	Poor	50	25	36th	Inline
OCA	Oceania Healthcare Limited	Healthcare	28	Poor	50	27	58th	Inline
PLP	Private Land and Property Fund	Real Estate	28	Poor	50	26	50th	Inline
RAD	Radius Residential Care Limited	Healthcare	28	Poor	50	25	58th	Inline
SKL	Skellerup Holdings Limited	Industrials	28	Poor	50	26	78th	Inline
TRA	Turners Automotive Group	Consumer Discretionary	28	Poor	50	27	80th	Inline
VHP	Vital Healthcare Property Trust	Real Estate	28	Poor	50	26	50th	Inline
VNT	Ventia Services Group Limited	Industrials	28	Poor	50	25	78th	Inline
WBC	Westpac Banking Corporation	Financials	28	Poor	50	26	36th	Inline
AGL	Accordant Group Limited	Utilities	27	Poor	50	22	-	Inline
BAI	Being AI	Healthcare	27	Poor	50	22	33th	Inline
DOW	Downer EDI Limited	Industrials	27	Poor	50	22	65th	Inline
ERD	EROAD	Industrials	27	Poor	50	23	65th	Inline
FWL	Foley Wines Limited	Consumer Staples	27	Poor	50	22	93th	Inline
HGH	Heartland Group Holdings Limited	Financials	27	Poor	50	22	32th	Inline
IFT	Infratil Limited	Utilities	27	Poor	50	23	-	Inline
IKE	ikeGPS Group Limited	Materials	27	Poor	50	22	30th	Inline
KMD	KMD Brands Limited	Consumer Discretionary	27	Poor	50	23	73th	Inline
KPG	Kiwi Property	Real Estate	27	Poor	50	23	19th	Inline
MEL	Meridian Energy Limited	Utilities	27	Poor	50	24	-	Inline
NZL	New Zealand Rural Land Company Limited	Real Estate	27	Poor	50	22	19th	Inline
NZM	NZME Limited	Communication Services	27	Poor	50	22	-	Inline
PCT	Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited	Real Estate	27	Poor	50	23	19th	Inline
PFI	Property for Industry Limited	Real Estate	27	Poor	50	24	19th	Inline
RYM	Ryman Healthcare Limited	Healthcare	27	Poor	50	22	33th	Inline
SCL	Scales Corporation Limited	Industrials	27	Poor	50	23	65th	Inline
SKT	Sky Network Television Limited	Communication Services	27	Poor	50	22	-	Inline
SPG	Stride Property Limited	Real Estate	27	Poor	50	24	19th	Inline
SPK	Spark New Zealand Limited	Communication Services	27	Poor	50	23	-	Inline
SUM	Summerset Group Holdings Limited	Healthcare	27	Poor	50	24	33th	Inline
VGL	Vista Group International Limited	Information Technology	27	Poor	50	24	71th	Inline
VSL	Vulcan Steel Limited	Materials	27	Poor	50	23	30th	Inline
AFT	AFT Pharmaceuticals Limited	Healthcare	26	Poor	50	21	17th	Inline
AIA	Auckland International Airport Limited	Industrials	26	Poor	50	20	35th	Inline
APL	Asset Plus	Real Estate	26	Poor	50	19	6th	Inline
BGP	Briscoe Group Limited	Consumer Discretionary	26	Poor	50	19	47th	Inline
FBU	Fletcher Building	Materials	26	Poor	50	19	10th	Inline
FCG	Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited	Consumer Staples	26	Poor	50	21	64th	Inline
FSF	Fonterra Shareholders' Fund	Consumer Staples	26	Poor	50	21	64th	Inline
GEN	General Capital Limited	Financials	26	Poor	50	21	18th	Inline
LIC	Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited	Financials	26	Poor	50	19	18th	Inline
MEE	Me Today Limited	Consumer Staples	26	Poor	50	19	64th	Inline
MHJ	Michael Hill International Limited	Consumer Discretionary	26	Poor	50	20	47th	Inline
MOV	MOVE Logistics Group Limited	Industrials	26	Poor	50	19	35th	Inline
MPG	Metro Performance Glass	Real Estate	26	Poor	50	21	6th	Inline
NPH	Napier Port Holdings Limited	Industrials	26	Poor	50	19	35th	Inline
NZK	New Zealand King Salmon Investments Limited	Consumer Staples	26	Poor	50	20	64th	Inline
RAK	Rakon Limited	Information Technology	26	Poor	50	19	57th	Inline
RGI	Rua Gold Inc	Materials	26	Poor	50	21	10th	Inline
RUA	Rua Bioscience Limited	Healthcare	26	Poor	50	21	17th	Inline
SCT	Scott Technology Limited	Industrials	26	Poor	50	20	35th	Inline
SKO	Serko Limited	Industrials	26	Poor	50	20	35th	Inline
TAH	Third Age Health Services Limited	Consumer Discretionary	26	Poor	50	21	47th	Inline
THL	Tourism Holdings Limited	Consumer Discretionary	26	Poor	50	19	47th	Inline
TRU	TRUSCREEN GROUP LIMITED	Industrials	26	Poor	50	20	35th	Inline
TWR	Tower Limited	Financials	26	Poor	50	20	18th	Inline
WCO	WasteCo Group Limited	Industrials	26	Poor	50	20	35th	Inline
2CC	2 Cheap Cars Group Limited	Financials	25	Poor	50	15	-	Below peers
AFC	AFC Group Holdings Limited	Financials	25	Poor	50	17	-	Below peers
AIR	Air New Zealand	Industrials	25	Poor	50	16	9th	Inline
ALF	Allied Farmers Limited	Financials	25	Poor	50	18	-	Below peers
AOF	AoFrio Limited	Financials	25	Poor	50	18	-	Below peers
ARB	ArborGen Holdings Limited	Industrials	25	Poor	50	16	9th	Inline
BLT	BLIS Technologies Limited	Consumer Staples	25	Poor	50	18	7th	Inline
BRW	Bremworth Limited	Consumer Discretionary	25	Poor	50	16	13th	Inline
CCC	Cooks Coffee Company Limited	Consumer Staples	25	Poor	50	18	7th	Inline
CDI	CDL Investments New Zealand Limited	Real Estate	25	Poor	50	15	-	Inline
CHI	Channel Infrastructure NZ Limited	Energy	25	Poor	50	16	-	Inline
CMO	The Colonial Motor Company Limited	Consumer Discretionary	25	Poor	50	15	13th	Inline
CVT	Comvita Limited	Industrials	25	Poor	50	18	9th	Inline
DGL	Delegat Group Limited	Consumer Staples	25	Poor	50	17	7th	Inline
ENS	Enprise Group Limited	Information Technology	25	Poor	50	15	14th	Inline
HLG	Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Limited	Consumer Discretionary	25	Poor	50	15	13th	Inline
MFT	Mainfreight Limited	Industrials	25	Poor	50	18	9th	Inline
PEB	Pacific Edge Limited	Healthcare	25	Poor	50	18	-	Inline
PHL	Promisia Healthcare Limited	Healthcare	25	Poor	50	15	-	Inline
PYS	PaySauce Limited	Information Technology	25	Poor	50	18	14th	Inline
RBD	Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited	Consumer Discretionary	25	Poor	50	16	13th	Inline
RTO	RTO Limited	Information Technology	25	Poor	50	15	14th	Inline
SAN	Sanford Limited	Consumer Staples	25	Poor	50	17	7th	Inline
SEK	Seeka Limited	Consumer Staples	25	Poor	50	17	7th	Inline
SML	Synlait Milk Limited	Consumer Staples	25	Poor	50	16	7th	Inline
SPN	South Port New Zealand Limited	Industrials	25	Poor	50	16	9th	Inline
STU	Steel & Tube Holdings Limited	Materials	25	Poor	50	15	-	Inline
SVR	Savor Limited	Consumer Staples	25	Poor	50	15	7th	Inline
TGG	T&G Global Limited	Consumer Staples	25	Poor	50	18	7th	Inline
TWL	TradeWindow Holdings Limited	Industrials	25	Poor	50	18	9th	Inline
WHS	The Warehouse Group Limited	Consumer Discretionary	25	Poor	50	16	13th	Inline
LOC	Locate Technologies Limited	Information Technology	24	Poor	50	13	-	Inline
MCK	Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited	Consumer Discretionary	24	Poor	50	14	7th	Inline
NTL	New Talisman Gold Mines Ltd	Industrials	24	Poor	50	13	-	Inline
PGW	PGG Wrightson Limited	Industrials	24	Poor	50	13	-	Inline
ATM	The a2 Milk Company Limited	Consumer Staples	23	Poor	50	11	-	Inline
SDL	Solution Dynamics Limited	Consumer Discretionary	23	Poor	50	10	-	Inline

Sector Averages

Sector	Companies	Avg Score	Claim-Evidence	Transparency	Top Company
Financials	22	31 Weak	50	36	HFL(44)
Materials	10	29 Poor	50	31	TCM(35)
Utilities	7	28 Poor	50	26	VCT(30)
Real Estate	16	28 Poor	50	25	ARG(29)
Healthcare	12	27 Poor	50	24	EBO(31)
Communication Services	4	27 Poor	50	24	CNU(28)
Industrials	23	26 Poor	50	21	FRW(30)
Consumer Discretionary	15	26 Poor	50	19	BFG(29)
Information Technology	7	26 Poor	50	19	GTK(29)
Consumer Staples	14	25 Poor	50	18	FWL(27)

Methodology

The ESG Disclosure Quality Benchmark produces a composite score (0-100) by combining three independently computed components:

Claim-Evidence Alignment (40%)

Measures alignment between ESG narrative frequency in announcements (keyword density, net-zero claims) and actual ESG data coverage (emissions, diversity, safety metrics). Higher alignment yields a higher score. Based on the methodology from our ESG Disclosure Gap Analysis.

Disclosure Transparency (30%)

Assesses disclosure language quality across five dimensions: hedging level, sentiment volatility, buried risk frequency, guidance consistency, and forward-looking statement density. Lower hedging and more consistent disclosure yields a higher score. Based on our Disclosure Language Analysis engine.

ESG Data Coverage (30%)

Evaluates the breadth of actual ESG data reported: emissions (scope 1/2), gender diversity (board and workforce), and workplace safety (TRIFR/LTIFR). Multi-year reporting depth adds bonus points. Companies with all three pillars and 5+ years of data may score up to 100 on this component.

Rating Scale

Exemplary(85+)Strong(70-84)Adequate(50-69)Weak(30-49)Poor(<30)

Sector percentiles indicate where a company ranks relative to sector peers (higher = above more peers). Confidence is based on data availability: high (50+ data points with ESG data), medium (15+), low (fewer). Scores are computed from structured NZX announcement data and extracted ESG metrics. Companies may disclose ESG information through channels not captured in this analysis.

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