100+ LPs are now part of the ESG Data Convergence Initiative

The EDCI’s mission is to drive convergence around meaningful environmental, social, and governance metrics for the private markets. It generates actionable, performance-based insights based on comparable ESG data from more than 4,000 private companies – with participating firms from all over the world and across all sectors.

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The EDCI allows LPs, GPs, and their portfolio companies to benchmark their current position, streamline ESG data requests, enable greater data sharing from GPs, and generate progress toward ESG improvements.

The EDCI has several value propositions for LPs

01

Streamline Reporting

Simplify reporting processes by converging around the definition of key ESG metrics

02

Increased Transparency

Gain clear insight into ESG performance as it compares to a standardized benchmark

03

Improved ESG Goals

Drive and track progress towards future targets with robust trending data and YoY analysis

04

Increased Accountability from GPs

Enable data-driven decision making throughout the investment process

05

Better Engagement with GPs

Request data directly from EDCI member GPs through user-friendly in-portal request management functionality

06

Analysis of Financial Correlation

Creates an additional analytical lens to understand ESG’s correlation to financial performance, unlocking insights and value-creation opportunities

Features

Streamline ESG Reporting from GPs

Request ESG data directly from your GPs in the EDCI platform, streamlining processes to save time

Analyze ESG Data Trends

Gain insight into Portco performance vs. the benchmark over time, unlocking new insights and guiding strategy decisions

Customize ESG Benchmarks

Leverage data from 80 countries and over 4,000 portfolio companies for granular analysis into ESG performance around the world

“The EDCI allows us for the first time to collect, analyze and aggregate ESG data from across our portfolio in an effective manner”

— EDCI LP member

"The work being done is very good and [the EDCI is] a good platform to continue building on mainstream ESG data and its reporting."

— EDCI LP member

What EDCI members say about the initiative

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What does it mean for Limited Partners to be part of this initiative?

To participate, LPs agree to:

On a best efforts basis, where LP has relevant/ overlapping ESG data requests to GPs, align definitions with the EDCI’s definitions
Encourage underlying GPs to align with this effort
On a best efforts basis, encourage additional industry efforts to drive ESG information/ data request convergence
Be publicly associated with the initiative
Voluntary: serve on working groups or self-nominate to join the Steering Committee