EDCI Insights

Last updated: January 12th, 2023

This page will be updated with the latest public facing Insights from the ESG Data Convergence Initiative. As part of our overall mission, we are excited to share highlights on the state of ESG in Private Equity.

EDCI Year in Review – Interview of Meg Starr (The Carlyle Group): What a Year’s Worth of Data Tells Us About Private Equity and ESG

December 20th, 2022

Interview of Meg Starr, Global Head of Impact at Carlyle, by Ben Morley, Partner and Associate Director at BCG reviewing the inaugural year of the EDCI, and what is to come for the initiative in 2023.

Inaugural Year Insights: New Data Shows How Private Equity Stacks Up on ESG

October 14th, 2022

Over recent months, BCG has worked closely with the EDCI Steering Committee to review what the EDCI benchmark reveals about ESG in private equity. While the majority of these insights will remain within the EDCI community, the Steering Committee has approved the public sharing of some limited, high level insights to help the EDCI shape the future of the private equity industry’s approach to ESG (in line with the EDCI’s mission). You can find our report here.

How Private Equity Can Converge on ESG Data

October 21st, 2021

The EDCI’s founding members describe the impetus for their unprecedented collaboration, their approach to metric selection, and initial insights developed from pilot data.

Deck: Overview of the Initiative

This deck provides an overview of the EDCI, learnings from the inaugural year, and steps for how to get involved in the initiative. You can view this deck here.