Small Business ESG Evaluation Scores
This dataset provides annual ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) evaluation scores for small businesses, including detailed breakdowns, certifications, and reporting standards. It enables benchmarking, sustainability reporting, and trend analysis, supporting informed decision-making for investors, regulators, and business owners.
Sample rows
preview · 8 of 200 rows · all 19 columns| business_idstring | data_sourcestring | number_of_employeesinteger | certificationsstring | business_namestring | industrystring | countrystring | statestring | citystring | postal_codestring | reporting_yearinteger | environmental_scorefloat | social_scorefloat | governance_scorefloat | overall_esg_scorefloat | reporting_standardstring | revenuefloat | last_updateddatetime | esg_report_urlstring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-RET-00001 | self-reported | 45 | B Corp,ISO 14001 | Green Horizon Markets | Retail | United States | California | San Francisco | 94103 | 2023 | 87.5 | 81.2 | 84.7 | 84.47 | GRI | 2300000 | 2023-06-05T14:23:00 | https://greenhorizon.com/esg2023.pdf |
| BR-MAN-00002 | third-party audit | 120 | ISO 14001 | Sustenta Fabrics Ltd. | Manufacturing | Brazil | São Paulo | São Paulo | 01000-000 | 2022 | 79.2 | 74.4 | 76.5 | 76.7 | SASB | 12000000 | 2022-08-14T10:17:00 | http://sustentafabrics.com/esg2022 |
| UK-SER-00003 | self-reported | 38 | blank | EcoConsult Services Ltd | Services | United Kingdom | England | London | SW1A 1AA | 2024 | 63.1 | 59.3 | 61.8 | 61.4 | GRI | 1450000 | 2024-03-25T11:04:00 | https://ecoconsult.co.uk/report2024 |
| DE-TEC-00004 | third-party audit | 210 | ISO 14001,ISO 45001,B Corp | CleanCode Innovations GmbH | Technology | Germany | Bavaria | Munich | 80331 | 2023 | 94.3 | 96.1 | 97 | 95.8 | GRI | 35000000 | 2023-10-03T09:17:00 | https://cleancode.de/esg-report2023 |
| US-AG-00005 | government | 17 | blank | Fresh Roots Farm | Agriculture | United States | Iowa | Des Moines | 50309 | 2016 | 41.7 | 56.5 | 43.9 | 47.37 | blank | 250000 | 2016-12-20T13:09:00 | blank |
| CA-RET-00006 | self-reported | 23 | B Corp | Maple Market Co. | Retail | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | M5V 2T6 | 2020 | 78 | 62.4 | 70.1 | 70.17 | TCFD | 990000 | 2020-07-19T15:40:00 | https://maplemarket.ca/esg2020.pdf |
| FR-EN-00007 | third-party audit | 165 | ISO 14001,ISO 45001 | EnerFrance Solutions | Energy | France | Île-de-France | Paris | 75008 | 2024 | 90.2 | 89.7 | 93.3 | 91.07 | SASB | 17000000 | 2024-05-02T12:52:00 | https://enerfrance.fr/esg2024.pdf |
| JP-MAN-00008 | government | 56 | ISO 14001 | Nippon EcoParts Corp | Manufacturing | Japan | Tokyo | Tokyo | 100-0004 | 2021 | 52.4 | 67.7 | 61.1 | 60.4 | GRI | 2200000 | 2021-10-11T18:08:00 | https://nippon-ecoparts.jp/esg2021.pdf |
| BR-SER-00009 | self-reported | 9 | blank | VidaSocial Consultoria | Services | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 20010-000 | 2018 | 35.2 | 41.4 | 37 | 37.87 | blank | 130000 | 2018-04-29T09:40:00 | blank |
| US-TEC-00010 | third-party audit | 85 | B Corp,ISO 14001 | BrightFuture Tech LLC | Technology | United States | Washington | Seattle | 98101 | 2022 | 99 | 98.7 | 97.8 | 98.5 | GRI | 12000000 | 2022-11-10T15:31:00 | https://brightfuturetech.com/esg2022.pdf |
| SG-FIN-00011 | third-party audit | 37 | B Corp | FinEco Advisory | Finance | Singapore | blank | Singapore | 048583 | 2024 | 82.1 | 80.2 | 83.5 | 81.93 | TCFD | 3200000 | 2024-04-16T13:04:00 | https://finecoadvisory.sg/esg2024 |
| ZA-RET-00012 | government | 14 | blank | Ubuntu Retailers | Retail | South Africa | Gauteng | Johannesburg | 2000 | 2015 | 20.3 | 26.7 | 22.4 | 23.13 | blank | 185000 | 2015-07-22T10:13:00 | blank |
| US-MAN-00013 | third-party audit | 75 | blank | Prairie Manufacturing Inc. | Manufacturing | United States | Illinois | Chicago | 60601 | 2021 | 60.6 | 65.1 | 71.3 | 65.67 | SASB | 3700000 | 2021-09-03T14:42:00 | https://prairiemanufacturing.com/esg2021 |
| FI-AG-00014 | self-reported | 8 | blank | Nordic Farms Oy | Agriculture | Finland | blank | Helsinki | 00100 | 2012 | 24.1 | 18.7 | 22.8 | 21.87 | blank | 80000 | 2012-10-12T16:00:00 | blank |
| US-SER-00015 | self-reported | 22 | blank | Healthy Living Therapy | Services | United States | New York | New York | 10001 | 2020 | 48.2 | 55.7 | 52.1 | 52 | GRI | 410000 | 2020-12-01T11:25:00 | https://healthylivingtherapy.com/esg2020 |
| SE-TEC-00016 | third-party audit | 112 | ISO 14001 | Svenska Digital AB | Technology | Sweden | blank | Stockholm | 111 22 | 2024 | 72.3 | 76.5 | 78.4 | 75.73 | GRI | 11600000 | 2024-01-09T09:48:00 | https://svenskadigital.se/esg2024 |
| AU-RET-00017 | self-reported | 31 | B Corp | Outback Essentials | Retail | Australia | Queensland | Brisbane | 4000 | 2019 | 58.9 | 64.1 | 62.5 | 61.83 | TCFD | 675000 | 2019-05-13T16:39:00 | https://outbackessentials.com.au/esg2019 |
| US-AG-00018 | self-reported | 44 | B Corp,ISO 14001 | Riverbend Organics | Agriculture | United States | Oregon | Portland | 97205 | 2022 | 85.3 | 80 | 83.7 | 83 | GRI | 2150000 | 2022-04-16T14:27:00 | https://riverbendorganics.com/esg2022 |
| NO-MAN-00019 | third-party audit | 90 | ISO 14001 | Nordic Steelworks AS | Manufacturing | Norway | Oslo | Oslo | 0155 | 2023 | 67.9 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 67.57 | SASB | 7700000 | 2023-09-21T10:55:00 | https://nordicsteelworks.no/esg2023.pdf |
| US-RET-00020 | self-reported | 29 | B Corp | Urban Pantry Group | Retail | United States | Texas | Austin | 78701 | 2024 | 77.6 | 74.5 | 76.3 | 76.13 | GRI | 910000 | 2024-02-22T12:11:00 | https://urbanpantry.com/esg2024 |
What the 200 rows show
from the 200-row sampleThird-party audit (data source) stands out: mean number_
- 44median number_
of_ employees - 3reporting standards
- 8industries
- 16countries
- 72.0median environmental_
score - 72.3median social_
score
Median 44, from 1 to 318.
- string 11
- integer 2
- float 5
- datetime 1
Columns
19 columns in three groups| column | type | description | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text 11 columns | |||
business_id | string | Unique identifier for each small businessunique | US-RET-00001 |
business_name | string | Registered name of the small business | Green Horizon Markets |
industry | string | Primary industry sector of the business (e.g., Retail, Manufacturing, Services)8 industries | Retail |
country | string | Country where the business is registered | United States |
state | string | State or province where the business is locatedoptional | California |
city | string | City where the business is locatedoptional | San Francisco |
postal_code | string | Postal or ZIP code of the business locationoptional | 94103 |
certifications | string | Comma-separated list of ESG-related certifications held by the business (e.g., ISO 14001, B Corp)optional | B Corp,ISO 14001 |
reporting_standard | string | ESG reporting standard or framework used (e.g., GRI, SASB, TCFD)3 standards · optional | GRI |
esg_report_url | string | URL to the published ESG report or supporting documentationoptional | https://greenhorizon.com/… |
data_source | string | Source of ESG data (e.g., self-reported, third-party audit)self-reported · third-party audit · government · other · optional | self-reported |
| Numbers 7 columns | |||
reporting_year | integer | Year for which the ESG scores are reported2,000 to 2,100 | 2023 |
environmental_score | float | Annual environmental score (0-100) reflecting sustainability practices0 to 100 | 87.5 |
social_score | float | Annual social score (0-100) reflecting social responsibility and impact0 to 100 | 81.2 |
governance_score | float | Annual governance score (0-100) reflecting governance and compliance0 to 100 | 84.7 |
overall_esg_score | float | Composite ESG score (0-100) calculated from environmental, social, and governance scores0 to 100 | 84.47 |
number_of_employees | integer | Total number of employees in the business at the time of reporting1 or more · optional | 45 |
revenue | float | Annual revenue of the business in local currency0 or more · optional | 2300000 |
| Dates and times 1 column | |||
last_updated | datetime | Timestamp of the last update to this record | 2023-06-05T14:23:00 |
Use it for
A finance dashboard
Number_
of_ employees by data_ source and a breakdown of certifications. Excel, Power BI or Tableau. Why do the 78 third-party audit rows have a mean number_
of_ employees of 144.3? A root-cause class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.
- Businesses200US-RET-0000145self-rep…BR-MAN-00002120third-pa…UK-SER-0000338self-rep…
A software demo
Believable businesses with business_
name, industry and country to fill a screen in front of a buyer.
This dataset200 rows19 columns
Yours1,000 rows19 columnscountry: UK only
blueprint · small-business-esg-evaluation-scores
Behind this dataset
Same schema. As many rows as you need.
These 200 rows came out of a blueprint — 19 columns with generation rules behind each one. Open it in Data Factory to retune a column, add your own, wire in foreign keys, and run it at the size you actually need.
Rules it was built with
- Business sector and location included.
- Scores split into E, S, G components.
- Scores range 0-100 per component.
- Yearly evaluations only.
- Data verified by third-party auditor.
Open the blueprint in Data Factory
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- Exports
- CSV, JSON, JSONL, Parquet, SQL, Excel, TSV, XML
- Licence
- yours to use, including commercially
- API slug
- small-business-esg-evaluation-scores