Timeline
CSA Participation Cycle 2026
The 2026 CSA opens on April 1st. Two-month participation windows are available, starting at the beginning and middle of each month from April to November. November is the last window to participate in the CSA and therefore does not have a mid-month start date window option. For more details on participation windows, visit the Sustainability Reporting Portal.
Flexible Participation Windows
The Sustainability Reporting Portal provides useful tools to efficiently manage the process of completing the questionnaire
- Companies can reserve a 2-month participation window that best meets their own reporting cycle and project planning needs.
- Choose a participation window now to ensure your company can complete the CSA in the most convenient window.
- Two-month participation windows starting at the beginning and middle of each month from April to November.
- Up-to-date details of available participation windows are visible to registered companies in the Sustainability Reporting Portal.
- Starting in February, a registered administrator can reserve a participation window for the company.
- The industry specific 2026 CSA questionnaire will become visible in the Sustainability Reporting Portal starting 1 April 2026.
- The questionnaire will be accessible (for entering information) on the start date of the selected participation window.
- The latest participation window for companies to be considered for inclusion in The Sustainability Yearbook is August 17th- October 16th, with the latest submission date of October 16th.
- Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index (DJBICI) eligible companies must submit their 2026 CSA by December 31st, 2026, for the ESG Research team at S&P Global Sustainable1 to submit a CSA Score based on the company’s active participation in the CSA to S&P Dow Jones Indices for consideration.
Deadline Extensions
Deadline extensions will be available to participating companies in the Sustainability Reporting Portal once the selected assessment window has begun and the questionnaire has been started. The selection tool will inform companies directly about the impact an extension has on the expected score release date.
Publication of Results
The first score release for the 2026 CSA is intended to occur mid-July.
Companies can expect to receive their scores within a target window of 6 to 10 weeks after their submission, depending on the workload of the ESG Research teams. Companies will be notified one week prior to the score release via email.
Scores calculated from the CSA are used by S&P Dow Jones Indices, an independent affiliated entity of S&P Global, to maintain certain indices, including the S&P Global Scored & Screened Indices and Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices.
Refer to the CSA invited companies lookup page to check your company’s potential eligibility for various indices published by S&P Dow Jones Indices, a global index provider and an independent affiliate of S&P Global.
It is not a prerequisite for a company to participate in the CSA questionnaire for eligibility to an index administered by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
S&P Global is committed to the independence and objectivity of its products and services and has policies in place to help maintain an appropriate separation between the different business units, including S&P Dow Jones Indices and S&P Global Horizons which develops the S&P Global ESG Scores, including their key component the S&P Global CSA Scores. For information on the use of scores in any S&P Global Indices please reach out to index_services@spglobal.com.
CSA 2026 Documents
