{"id":14793,"date":"2026-06-16T10:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/?p=14793"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:11:00","slug":"how-to-screen-for-esg-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/finance\/how-to-screen-for-esg-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Screen for ESG Stocks Using SEBI BRSR Data: A Practical Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Where to Find ESG Data for Indian Stocks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since FY2024, BRSR Core reports are available in the annual reports of the top 150 NSE-listed companies. You can access them via the BSE\/NSE filing sections, the company’s investor relations page, or aggregator platforms like Sustainalytics India, CRISIL ESG Ratings, and MSCI ESG Ratings (partial coverage).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Tools for ESG Screening in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Tool<\/strong><\/th>What It Provides<\/strong><\/th>Access<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
BSE Annual Reports Section<\/td>BRSR PDF filings for all listed companies<\/td>Free, bseindia.com<\/td><\/tr>
NSE Corporate Filings<\/td>Same BRSR filings via NSE portal<\/td>Free, nseindia.com<\/td><\/tr>
CRISIL ESG Ratings<\/td>Rated universe for Indian companies<\/td>Subscription, partial free<\/td><\/tr>
Trendlyne ESG Score<\/td>ESG scores with breakdown<\/td>Free tier available<\/td><\/tr>
Screener.in<\/td>Financial data for building ESG-adjacent filters<\/td>Free tier<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Key ESG Metrics to Screen For<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Renewable energy as % of total energy consumption (target > 30%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Scope 1+2 carbon emissions trend \u2014 is it declining year-over-year?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Employee turnover rate \u2014 below 15% suggests strong HR culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Independent directors > 50% of board \u2014 SEBI requires this but quality varies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Promoter pledge % \u2014 below 10% is preferred; zero is best<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Related party transactions as % of revenue \u2014 high = governance red flag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Building an ESG Screener on Screener.in<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    While Screener.in focuses on financial data, you can build ESG-adjacent screens: Companies with zero promoter pledge, debt-to-equity below 0.5, consistent dividend payout (governance proxy), and ROE above 15% (quality proxy). Layer this with manual BRSR check from annual reports for the shortlisted companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Red Flags: What to Avoid in ESG Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Companies under MCA or SEBI enforcement action in past 3 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Promoter pledge above 40% \u2014 governance risk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • High-polluting sectors with no transition plan disclosed in BRSR<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • CSR spend below 2% statutory requirement with no explanation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Where to Find ESG Data for Indian Stocks Since FY2024, BRSR Core reports are available in the annual reports of the top 150 NSE-listed companies. You can access them via the BSE\/NSE filing sections, the company’s investor relations page, or aggregator platforms like Sustainalytics India, CRISIL ESG Ratings, and MSCI ESG Ratings (partial coverage). Free […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":14794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_ayudawp_aiss_exclude":false,"_ayudawp_aiss_summary":"Where to Find ESG Data for Indian Stocks. You can access them via the BSE\/NSE filing sections, the company's investor relations page, or aggregator platforms like Sustainalytics India, CRISIL ESG Ratings, and MSCI ESG Ratings (partial coverage). While Screener.in focuses on financial data, you can build ESG-adjacent screens: Companies with zero promoter pledge, debt-to-equity below 0.5, consistent dividend payout (governance proxy), and ROE above 15% (quality proxy).","_ayudawp_aiss_summary_provider":"extractive","_ayudawp_aiss_summary_hash":"d3e7018c38e1b53f65b7977240c5e2a19c9a40fe","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance"],"blocksy_meta":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data.png",768,512,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data-300x200.png",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data.png",768,512,false],"large":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data.png",768,512,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data.png",768,512,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data.png",768,512,false],"web-stories-poster-portrait":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data-640x512.png",640,512,true],"web-stories-publisher-logo":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data-96x96.png",96,96,true],"web-stories-thumbnail":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Screen-for-ESG-Stocks-Using-SEBI-BRSR-Data-150x100.png",150,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Team Lemonn","author_link":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/author\/yudh\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Where to Find ESG Data for Indian Stocks Since FY2024, BRSR Core reports are available in the annual reports of the top 150 NSE-listed companies. You can access them via the BSE\/NSE filing sections, the company’s investor relations page, or aggregator platforms like Sustainalytics India, CRISIL ESG Ratings, and MSCI ESG Ratings (partial coverage). Free…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14795,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14793\/revisions\/14795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}