Fidelity publishes on its website:
“Fidelity International (Fidelity) has enhanced its global research capabilities with the launch of its proprietary sustainability ratings.
Comprising of Fidelity’s equities and fixed income coverage universe of over 3,000 issuers, the sustainable ratings will leverage Fidelity’s extensive research capabilities and ongoing engagement with management teams to provide a forward-looking evaluation of a company’s focus and trajectory on ESG-related issues. The ratings framework divides this investment universe into 99 subsectors, each with industry-specific criteria against which the issuer is assessed relative to its peers, using an A to E rating. “