More Ideas for Your Target List
- gener8tor Sustainability AcceleratorAccelerating and investing in sustainability and climate tech startups.
Sustainability Company Rankings
- Corporate Knights: 2024 Clean 200The Clean 200 lists the 200 major corporate players from 35 countries around the world that are at the forefront of the green energy transition and put sustainability at the heart of their products, services, business models and investments.
- We Are Still InList of businesses that have pledged to stay committed to the Paris Climate Agreement.
Sustainability Company Reports: ESG and CSR
Identify companies of interest based on sustainability and ESG or CSR reports and ratings.
- globalEdgeList of web resources on Corporate Social Responsibility created and maintained by Michigan State University.
- ESG Book: Top 100 ESG CompaniesIdentifying the corporations leading the way globally in the management of environmental, social, and governance factors.
- Science Based TargetsIdentify the more than 1,000 businesses that are working with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce their emissions in line with climate science.
- Sustainalytics: Top-Rated ESG Companies ListSustainalytics' list of companies that received top ESG Risk Rating scores.
Databases to Identify & Research Companies
Public Companies
- Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Mergent Intellect is a flexible web-based application that offers access to business data, facts and figures, financials, and industry profiles for private and public U.S and international companies. Use to identify companies and competitors by size, location, industry, sales, and more.
Watch a brief
on how to build a target list of companies
Note: Use SIC or NAICS code instead of HIC code. HIC codes have been phased out of Mergent Intellect.
Watch a brief on how to find industry information
Watch a brief on how to find company information
Private Companies
- CB Insights This link opens in a new window
PE, VC, and angel investment database that tracks startups, their investors, and trends and research for the industries they compete in. Offers Expert Collections, analyst-curated lists that highlight the companies you need to know in the most important technology spaces, such as Health Tech, AI, Aerospace & Space Tech, Fintech, Renewable Energy, and many more.
NOTE: You must use GlobalProtect VPN to access the database if you are connecting from off-campus.
- Create your own account using your Kellogg email address. SSO is not available for this resource.
- Please note that CB Insights accounts must be renewed after one year. If your account expires, please email CB Insights directly at university@cbinsights.com
- CB Insights Use Agreement: CB Insights is for academic and career research purposes only.
Watch a brief database overview
- CB Insights: Food Waste Expert CollectionYou must first create your CB Insights account to access.
- PitchBook This link opens in a new window
PitchBook tracks startups, public and private equity markets, including venture capital, private equity, real estate, and M&A. Includes contact information. See the Research Center under Library on the left menu for private company, industry, and technology research reports from PitchBook's analysts.
NOTE: You must use GlobalProtect VPN to access the database if you are connecting from off-campus.
- Create an account using your Kellogg email address. SSO not available for this resource.
- Please note that PitchBook accounts expire annually in June. Go through the steps to create your account again using your Kellogg email address and your account will be restored.
- PitchBook Use Agreement: A User may only use PitchBook internally for academic, educational, and scholarly use, must limit that use to what is allowed under this Agreement, and may not permit anyone else (including, without limitation, other employees, students or faculty of Subscriber) to use their user name or password to access/use the Site or any Services.
PitchBook FAQs and Glossary
Watch a brief on how to find alumni
Watch a brief on how to build a target list of private equity or venture capital firms
Watch a brief on how to build a target list of startups
