RG Sciences (RGS)

Name: RG Sciences (RGS)
Brand: RG Sciences (RGS)

Your premier destination for advanced data & analytics solutions in the impact investing space.

Est 2019|Raised $6.2M

LinkedIn 2K|Website|FTEs 13|HQ City of London, England, GB

MarketsESG & Sustainability Investment Analytics

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Differentiation (RGS): the vendor emphasizes converting impacts into monetary terms and mapping revenue to standardized product groups (PSICS). This approach supports thematic investing and product-level analysis.
Where incumbents can excel: larger vendors such as MSCI and Sustainalytics typically offer procurement familiarity, extensive integrations into institutional workflows, broader third-party validation through wide adoption, and larger packaged datasets for controversies, climate, and reporting tooling.
Ratings/impact divergence is structural: ESG and impact measures frequently differ across providers; buyers should plan to reconcile datasets rather than expect a single definitive source of truth.

- Differentiation (RGS): the vendor emphasizes converting impacts into monetary terms and mapping revenue to standardized product groups (PSICS). This approach supports thematic investing and product-level analysis. - Where incumbents can excel: larger vendors such as MSCI and Sustainalytics typically offer procurement familiarity, extensive integrations into institutional workflows, broader third-party validation through wide adoption, and larger packaged datasets for controversies, climate, and reporting tooling. - Ratings/impact divergence is structural: ESG and impact measures frequently differ across providers; buyers should plan to reconcile datasets rather than expect a single definitive source of truth.

	RG Sciences (RIFT)	MSCI ESG (Ratings/Data)	Morningstar Sustainalytics
Starting Price	Not publicly listed; vendor encourages scheduling demonstrations	Not publicly listed (enterprise licensing typical)	Not publicly listed; subscription models are typical
Typical Use Case	Buyers seeking monetized impact accounting outputs and product-level impact mapping	Institutions requiring established ESG datasets and index/integration capability	Institutions seeking ESG risk ratings and research with broad market adoption
Key Strength	Monetization of impacts and product/service revenue mapping (PSICS) for thematic analysis	Scale, widespread institutional adoption, integration with terminals and indices	Broad coverage and established research footprint
Key Weakness	Limited third-party reviews and publicly documented security attestations; methodology validation may require diligence	Perceived complexity and cost; differences in ratings across providers	Ratings divergence and procurement considerations