RepRisk teams up with Apex Group to offer ESG risk data to private markets

By Megha Bhattacharya

ESG data science firm RepRisk and Apex Group entered into a partnership in a bid to expand access to material ESG risk data for private markets participants. The companies aim to cater to the underserved market of private companies with the provision of an independent ESG tool based on data insights.

Apex’s ESG Rating and Advisory Portal now includes RepRisk Analytics Reports and Cases Data on private companies, allowing ESG insights to private companies and their investors.

Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing at RepRisk said, “RepRisk is the only ESG provider to systematically cover private companies. While our dataset grows every day, it currently includes more than 120,000 private companies worldwide, in every sector and market. RepRisk looks at what the world says about a company, not what a company says about itself – and in combination with Apex’s analysis on company disclosures and reporting, we’re able to provide a uniquely holistic picture of a company’s ESG profile.”

Apex aims to manage the independent collection of data for investors from their underlying portfolio investment to deliver real-time ESG analysis via a flexible online platform.

Andy Pitts-Tucker, Managing Director, Apex ESG Ratings and Advisory added,  “Apex ESG’s new platform was established to satisfy the demand from private markets for greater transparency through a high quality, global, independent, single-source ESG solution.”

“We help investors to collect, verify and evaluate data on their portfolio companies and benchmark the quality and performance of that data to produce quantitative and comparable analysis. With access to RepRisk’s independent ESG data and insights, we are excited to provide a holistic perspective on each company. Ultimately, this partnership can play a role in influencing significant behavioral change, drive capital flows, and support our clients as they look to improve their ESG performance.”