Sustainability Data for Research, Advocacy
and Public-Interest Work

As You Know provides qualified universities, nonprofit organizations, and independent researchers with complimentary access to sustainability data — supporting environmental and social accountability work.

Why As You Know

Independent data for mission-driven work

Not self-reported

Our data is manually reviewed by independent researchers — not sourced from corporate disclosures alone.

Issue-specific depth

Datasets focused on specific ESG issues — racial justice, methane intensity, political influence — not generic scores.

30+ years of research

Built on decades of nonprofit research and advocacy — with historical datasets supporting longitudinal analysis.

Use cases

Built for research, advocacy, and public-interest work

Academic researchAnalyze corporate sustainability performance across industries using structured, human-curated indicators.
Advocacy & campaigningIdentify corporate laggards on racial justice, environmental destruction, and economic harm to support engagement campaigns.
Mission-aligned investingScreen endowments and portfolios against values-based exclusion lists covering prison funding, fossil fuels, and more.
Sector benchmarkingCompare industries and track changes in corporate sustainability performance over time.
Public-interest reportingAccess structured data to support journalism, policy research, and public accountability work.
Student researchGive students access to professional-grade sustainability datasets for coursework, dissertations, and research projects.

Who qualifies

Complimentary access for qualified organizations

As You Know provides free or discounted access to qualified organizations working on environmental and social accountability, research, and public-interest work.

Eligible organizations
Universities & colleges Nonprofit organizations Independent researchers Journalists Foundations Think tanks Public policy organizations

Apply for access

Submit a short application — takes approximately five minutes to complete.

1
1–2 sentence description of your research purpose
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University or organization details
3
Primary contact information
4
License signatory if different

⏱ Approximately five minutes to complete

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Access reliable, in-depth data to gain clearer insights and make better decisions.