Apex Group has launched an ESG data as a service (DaaS) platform for private markets, which will allow investors to compare ESG performance against their peers and sector.
The proprietary ESG database and benchmarking index will offer private market ESG data from more than 400 GPs and 1,500 portfolio companies in more than 45 countries. It will include dozens of anonymised data points for peer comparison, which will be verified by ESG experts rather than lifted from publicly available information. These data points will include environmental and carbon footprints, disclosure and management of climate-related risks and opportunities, DE&I statistics, cybersecurity breaches and best practice, as well as revenue generation from green, sustainable or soci...
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