ISS-Corporate Named “Best Second Party Opinion Provider” for 2025

LONDON (June 19, 2025) – ISS-Corporate, a leading provider of compensation, governance, cyber risk monitoring, and sustainability offerings to help companies improve shareholder value and reduce risk, today announced it has been named “Best Second Party Opinion Provider” for 2025 in all four categories for which it was eligible by GlobalCapital, a London-based provider of insight and analysis to international capital markets.

The GlobalCapital Bond Awards, now in their 18th year, are dedicated to recognizing the top-performing issuers, investment banks, investors, rating agencies, law firms and advisers in the international bond market, as chosen by a poll of market participants including issuers, investment banks, and investors.

ISS-Corporate’s Second Party Opinion (SPO) services provide corporate, governmental, and financial institution issuers with an independent assessment of their sustainable financing frameworks. To date ISS-Corporate has issued nearly 1,000 SPOs, reflecting the deep expertise of its Sustainable Finance team, which leverages robust in-house research and data solutions to craft their SPOs. Over the past several years, ISS-Corporate has provided:

• The first EU Green Bond Standard pre-issuance external review for a financial institution, earlier this year;
• The first SPO on a green loan financing green steel production in 2024;
• The first SPO for a Sustainability-Linked Loans financing Bond in 2022;
• And, in 2020, the first SPO on a sustainability-linked transaction.

Along with supporting issuers in assessing their financing frameworks, ISS-Corporate’s rigorous standards give investors the visibility they need to see how well projects align with sustainable finance best practices and market standards.

We are deeply honored to be recognized by GlobalCapital as the leading Second Party Opinion provider across all four categories… This award is a testament to the dedication and expertise of our Sustainable Finance team, and validates our commitment to providing rigorous, independent assessments that drive transparency in the sustainable finance market.

About ISS-Corporate
Companies turn to ISS Corporate Solutions, Inc. (“ISS-Corporate”) for expertise in designing and managing governance, compensation, sustainability, and cyber risk programs that align with company goals, reduce risk, and manage the needs of a diverse shareholder base by delivering data, tools, and advisory services. ISS-Corporate’s global client base extends across North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as other established and emerging markets worldwide. ISS-Corporate is a wholly owned subsidiary of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) and part of the ISS STOXX GmbH group of companies. ISS Corporate provides advisory services, analytical tools and publications to companies to enable them to improve shareholder value and reduce risk through the adoption of improved corporate governance practices. The ISS STOXX Governance and ESG research teams, which are separate from ISS-Corporate, will not give preferential treatment to, and are under no obligation to support, any proxy proposal of a corporate issuer nor provide a favorable rating, assessment, and/or any other favorable results to a corporate issuer (whether or not that corporate issuer has purchased products or services from ISS Corporate). No statement from an employee of ISS-Corporate should be construed as a guarantee that ISS STOXX will recommend that its clients vote in favor of any particular proxy proposal or provide a favorable rating, assessment or other favorable result. For more information, please visit https://www.iss-corporate.com/. 

About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX GmbH, through its group companies, is a leading provider of comprehensive and data-centric research and technology solutions that help capital market participants identify investment opportunities, detect qualitative and quantitative portfolio company risks, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. With roots dating back to 1985, we today deliver world-class benchmark and custom indices across asset classes and geographies and serve as a premier source of independent corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence research, data, and related offerings. Our products and services give clients the scale and leverage they need to grow their business more effectively and efficiently. ISS STOXX, which is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group, is comprised of more than 3,800 professionals operating across 30 global locations in 20 countries. Its approximately 5,500 clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings, as well as companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS STOXX’s expertise to help them make informed decisions to benefit their stakeholders.