Apex launches ESG database

Apex has launched an ESG database and benchmarking index for private markets to allow market participants to compare their metrics against industry peers.

According to the company, the database includes data points such as environmental and carbon footprints, disclosure and management of climate-related risks and opportunities, DE&I statistics, cybersecurity breaches and best practice. Additionally, it should provide insight on revenue generation from green, sustainable and socially impactful products and services.

The service offering should consist of:

• A global and anonymised private markets dataset, verified by Apex
• Expert recommendations tailored to individual companies, to identify and improve areas of underperformance
• Aggregated research on verified ESG data trends in the private markets
• Access to analysis on verified relationships between ESG and financial performance.

Apex built the service on...