Responsibility & sustainability
Overview
Ourresponsibility andsustainability strategy
As part of Nielsen’s purpose to power a better media future for all people, we strive every day to engage our people, processes, data and technology to make Nielsen a more responsible company and to enable a world where everyone is included and everyone counts. Our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy takes into account the most important factors that affect our business, operations and stakeholders globally. Through responsible, sustainable business practices and our commitment to giving back with volunteering and pro bono projects, we care for the communities and markets where we live and operate our business.
Our business
AtNielsen, our products, our business platform and our operating model are focused on ensuring that every voice counts. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and impacts are woven throughout this work.
Nielsen ESG key issues assessment
We regularly engage our stakeholders to continue learning and understanding how we can directly and indirectly create value through our business and in our communities, today and into the future.
Supply chain sustainability
Our global procurement organization extends our responsibility and sustainability commitments to our supply chain by managing the ESG impacts of our purchasing.
Business inclusion, impact and belonging
We focus on systematically integrating inclusion and accountability into four focus areas: products and thought leadership, people, business partnerships and community outreach.
Our responsible practices & reporting
For our ESG-related reporting and disclosures, we use our non-financial ESG key issues assessment, along with well-established reporting frameworks like the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), to help inform how we transparently and proactively report on key ESG topics.
Environmental policy and guidelines
This policy and guidelines provides an overview of our global environmental strategy, our priority areas, and our overall approach to driving responsible and sustainable management of our resources.
Responsibility & Sustainability Report
Discover in our annual report how Nielsen continues to support our people, our business and our communities through our commitment to responsible and sustainable practices.
Our world
Nielsen is committed to strengthening the communities and markets in which we live and operate our business. We harness the power of data to help unlock new solutions by pledging at least $10 million of in-kind value annually for pro bono Data for Good projects and skills-based volunteering.
Volunteering at Nielsen
We provide 24 hours of Dedicated Volunteer Time to each Nielsen employee annually as part of our efforts to deepen employee engagement through volunteering. Cares & Green, two of theBusiness Resource Groups at Nielsen, help to make a difference for the critical social and environmental issues that matter to our employees and our stakeholders. Cares & Green regional and local leaders create events and drive awareness, especially with our annualEarth Day andNielsen Global Impact Day initiatives.
Nielsen Foundation
The Nielsen Foundation is a private foundation originally funded by Nielsen.
The Foundation’s mission is to power and advance innovation in the media and technology industries, especially through the use of data and research.
Data for Good®
At Nielsen, we encourage skills-based volunteering through the Data for Good program. These projects and initiatives involve Nielsen data, solutions and talent to nonprofit organizations to make a positive impact. Through Data for Good projects, Nielsen volunteers help nonprofits to identify and understand their audiences, improve messaging, analyze reach and impact, and much more.
Recognition
EcoVadis
Nielsen has earned a silver rating from our 2025 EcoVadis assessment, achieved by approximately the top 15 percent of companies assessed. The EcoVadis methodology framework assesses companies’ policies and actions as well as their published reporting related to the environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
In an annual ranking by JUST Capital, Nielsen has been named one ofAmerica’s Most JUST Companies from 2017 through 2022.
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