Most companies measure ESG performance internally. Fewer know how those efforts are understood by stakeholders.Â
Part of Caliber 360, our ESG Perception Tracker closes this gap. It shows whether your initiatives are recognized, trusted, and valued — and where communication needs to work harder.
Most companies track their ESG performance through data, disclosures, and reporting frameworks. This shows what the business does, but it doesn’t reveal how people interpret those actions or whether they see them as relevant.
Perception tracking fills that gap. It shows how stakeholders react to your ESG efforts in real time, helps you spot risks, and reveals which topics matter most. This allows you to protect your reputation today while knowing where to focus your ESG narrative and investments next.
Go beyond static reports and get a continuous read on how people respond to your ESG efforts. Caliber’s ESG Perception Tracker shows what build trust, where concerns emerge, and which topics matter most to your stakeholders.
Monitor how stakeholders perceive your ESG performance in real time. See how every shift in sentiment connects to your overall reputation.
Identify early warning signs before they turn into crises. The tracker highlights sudden changes in perception or trust so you can act fast — with data, not assumptions.
Compare your ESG perception index against competitors, industries, and markets. Understand what “good” looks like and where your credibility needs work.
Add metrics that fit your strategy — from climate impact to diversity or governance transparency. Tailor the model to match your organization’s unique ESG priorities.
Combine Caliber’s ESG sentiment data with insights from Polecat or the media monitoring platform you already use. Track how coverage influence sentiment and where communication may need to respond.
The ESG Perception Tracker is part of Caliber 360, giving you a full view of stakeholder trust, brand strength, and reputation drivers — all in one place, updated continuously.
From compliance metrics to actually wining stakeholder trust
Understanding how your ESG actions are perceived — not just reported — is what turns responsibility into reputation.
Measuring ESG perception helps you see which issues drive trust and behavior. With that clarity, ESG investments become more targeted, reputational risk drops, and your efforts translate into real value for the business.
Not every ESG issue carries the same weight. Caliber shows which topics resonate and which fall flat, helping you avoid investing time in issues that have little meaning for your audiences.
Identify gaps between what you’re doing and what people believe you’re doing. If perception is low in areas where performance is strong, you can adjust messaging. If concern is high in areas where performance is weaker, you know where to engage first.
Monitor how campaigns, disclosures, and activities move your ESG scores over time. Because the data updates continuously, you see reactions as they unfold — not months later.
ESG credibility increasingly influences investment decisions. Tracking perception gives you early signals on whether investors see you as responsible, well-governed, and future-ready — qualities often checked in ESG materiality and reporting reviews .
Talent pays close attention to a company’s social and environmental position. Caliber helps you understand whether employees and candidates believe your actions match your promises — a core part of building trust and familiarity.
Caliber’s model shows how ESG perceptions contribute to trust and liking, which predict behaviors like advocacy, preference, and loyalty . Tracking ESG as part of the broader system helps you see how sustainability efforts influence overall reputation.
Interviews conducted so far, with thousands added every day
Companies monitored worldwide, including largest players across all sectors
Countries in which we track perceptions of different companies and industries
Our customizable and rigorously tested approach ensures that every ESG insight you see is reliable, comparable, and tailored to your organization’s needs.Â
The ESG Tracker is powered by Caliber’s Stakeholder Intelligence Platform – a real-time tracker that continuously gathers and analyzes first-party survey data.
Our approach is proven to link ESG perceptions directly to trust and behavior. It gives you confidence that your ESG reputation metrics reflect reality — and a foundation strong enough to guide business decisions, not just communications.Â
Gain direct access to how stakeholders view your environmental, social, and governance efforts through Caliber’s Real-Time Tracker.
In a custom walkthrough, we’ll unpack your company’s ESG scores, show how each dimension contributes to your overall reputation, and highlight where expectations are rising or gaps are forming. You’ll see how your performance compares with peers and industry benchmarks, and which ESG topics have the greatest impact on trust and preference.
It’s how stakeholders perceive a company’s performance on environmental, social, and governance issues — based on what they see, hear, and experience.
Perceptions of ESG responsibility directly influence trust and credibility. A strong ESG reputation drives advocacy and investment; a weak one increases reputational risk.
Traditional ESG tracking measures performance — emissions, policies, diversity numbers, or governance structures. It tells you what you’re doing.
ESG perception tracking measures understanding — how stakeholders interpret those actions and whether they trust your intent. It tells you what people believe.
Both matter, but only perception explains why your ESG efforts succeed or fail to strengthen your reputation.
Caliber continuously tracks ESG-related perceptions across stakeholder groups, detecting declines in trust and sentiment before they appear in the media or markets.
