Sustainalytics

ESG Research Leader Hires 12-Year Industry Veteran to Lead New U.S. Operations

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – November 10, 2009 – Sustainalytics announced it is expanding into the United States to provide responsible investors with high quality global environmental, social and governance (ESG) research rooted in regional expertise. Leading the firm’s U.S. presence from the new office in Boston, Massachusetts is Darragh Gallant, who joins Jantzi-Sustainalytics, the North American division, as the Director of U.S. Operations. 

“We have worked with clients and partners in the U.S. for many years, helping asset owners and managers optimize their responsible investment strategies,” said Michael Jantzi, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainalytics. “During the last two decades that I’ve worked in the ESG arena, it’s become clear that clients require global research that is underpinned by local perspectives and experience.”

Darragh Gallant joins Jantzi-Sustainalytics with a broad knowledge of the responsible investment market and an unwavering commitment to high calibre client service. She is a 12-year veteran of the ESG research industry and the former Director of Marketing and Client Relations with KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. Darragh will lead a team of analysts, sales and client service staff from the new Boston office.

“As part of a previous partnership with Jantzi-Sustainalytics, I’ve worked with Michael Jantzi and the Jantzi-Sustainalytics team for a long time and I have tremendous respect for their commitment to responsible investment,” said Darragh Gallant, Director of U.S. Operations, Jantzi-Sustainalytics.  “Our growing company offers clients a sophisticated understanding of how to integrate ESG into the investment decision-making process within a fiduciary framework, combined with a long history of thought leadership and experience.”

Jantzi-Sustainalytics will offer U.S. clients its comprehensive range of global responsible investing products, including the Sustainalytics global ESG research platform, Indexes, Portfolio Risk Assessments, Global Compact Compliance Service, Controversial Weapons Radar and custom responsible investment and sustainability research services.

About Jantzi-Sustainalytics
Sustainalytics provides leading-edge analysis of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance of organizations. As a global firm with local expertise, Sustainalytics offers high quality information on more than 7,500 companies, institutions and countries. In addition, through its online research platform clients can access ESG profiles and ratings of more than 2,000 listed companies worldwide. As a team, Sustainalytics has helped clients in the responsible investing arena for close to 20 years.

Sustainalytics was formed from the merger between Sustainalytics B.V. and Jantzi Research Inc. in August 2009. In 1992, Michael Jantzi founded Jantzi Research Inc. and developed the Best-of-Sector™ methodology. Jantzi followed this with the launch of the Jantzi Social Index® in 2000. Sustainalytics was founded in 2002 as a spin-off from Triodos Bank’s investment research unit, and rapidly proved to be a trendsetter in responsible investment solutions in Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg, The Netherlands and Spain. Today the merged firm has more than 50 employees in five offices across Europe and North America (Amsterdam, Boston, Frankfurt, Madrid and Toronto). Globally the company operates as Sustainalytics and as Jantzi-Sustainalytics in North America.