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Welcome to the Dataland wiki!

Architecture

General architecture patterns

Use the API

Use the API

Use the UI

The user interface of dataland.com allows you to perform the following actions:

  1. Explore data
  2. Request data
  3. Upload data

1. Explore data

The explore page allows users to browse through the companies for which data is available on Dataland.

2. Request data

If no results are available when looking for specific datasets on dataland.com, you can use the request data functionality. This allows you to request data from missing companies, updates, and new or additional data from available companies for the available frameworks. You can find more information about the frameworks and indicators supported on Dataland under supported frameworks.

You can request data from multiple companies for multiple frameworks by providing one of the following company identifier type: LEI, ISIN, permID.

3. Upload data

New datasets allows users to upload data for a specific company and framework through a user interface. To get user provider rights, please reach out to dataland@d-fine.de.

Please note that after submitting a dataset, the data goes through an internal quality assurance process, before being released on the platform.

Supported frameworks

Dataland currently supports 6 frameworks, giving users the possibility to explore, download, request and upload data for these frameworks. New frameworks are being regularly added to the platform. If you would like to request the addition of a framework, please contact erik.breen@dataland.com.

1. EU Taxonomy

The EU Taxonomy regulation supports companies (both financial and non-financial) in capturing their environmentally sustainable economic activities.

  • Please find the documentation for the EU Taxonomy framework for non-financial companies here.
  • Please find the documentation for the EU Taxonomy framework for financial companies here.

2. Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) helps investors to properly assess how sustainability risks are integrated in the investment decision process.

Please find the documentation for the SFDR framework here.

3. German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

The Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG) is a German law requiring companies to monitor human rights and environmental risks in their supply chains.

Please find the documentation for the LkSG framework here.

4. Pathways to Paris

The Pathways to Paris (PtP) framework was developed by WWF Germany and PwC Germany to capture companies’ progress on Paris-compatible transformation paths that are necessary to achieve the goals of the Paris climate protection agreement.

Please visit pathwaystoparis.com for more information. You can also find the documentation for the PtP framework here.

5. Small and Medium-sized Entreprises

This SME questionnaire has been developed in partnership with the State of Hessen and the chamber of commerce in Germany. It aims to help small and medium enterprises report on sustainability.

6. ESG Questionnaire für Corporate Schuldscheindarlehen

This ESG questionnaire has been jointly developed by GDV and VÖB to help insurers and public banks meet their legal and regulatory sustainability requirements. It is currently only available in German and relevant for companies, which are obliged to report under the CSRD Directive and / or obliged to report on sustainability in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Articles 19a and 29a of Directive 2023/34/EU.

You can find more information on the ESG Questionnaire here.

Contribution

Please find our contribution guideline here.