2022 was another turbulent 12 months with wars, laws and economic woes dominating the news. In this report, we look at how alternative data could be used to monitor the impact of these events – and how some events impacted the alternative data landscape.

From trends in transaction data to tracking the labour market, we recap the 10 most-read Intelligence reports of 2021. We also hear directly from Neudata's analysts to understand why these 10 were the breakout reports amongst our clients.

In a January 2022 intelligence piece, we highlighted 10 alternative data products that may not survive 2022. Whether their predicted demise was down to management issues, regulatory challenges or lack of commercial success, our hopes were not high for any of the companies. In this follow-up, we look at how they actually fared in 2022 and whether our future gazing got it right.

COP 15, the UN’s biodiversity summit, kicked off last week with a warning from its secretary-general: the degradation of our ecosystem would cost the world $3tn annually by 2030. We share some of our research highlights on the challenges investors face when considering biodiversity in the investment process. We also summarise the data sources that help quantify biodiversity impacts and assign accountability to specific organisations and financial securities.