Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS Inc.)

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS Inc.) is a private, for-profit provider of data, analytics, and technology solutions for corporate governance and responsible investment. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Rockville, Maryland (USA), the company serves financial institutions, asset managers, and corporations worldwide. Through its sustainability arm, ISS ESG, it delivers ESG ratings, climate analytics, regulatory-compliance tools, and stewardship services covering more than 10,000 issuers and 300,000 funds across 180 countries. ISS combines decades of governance expertise with cutting-edge ESG intelligence, helping clients align investment strategies and disclosures with frameworks such as CSRD, SFDR, TCFD, and the EU Taxonomy. Its integrated ecosystem bridges data, engagement, and governance to enable transparent, sustainable capital-market decisions.