MSCI develops solution to centralize private
market climate and sustainability disclosures
• MSCI Private Company Data Connect allows companies to self-report data to investors
on a secure, digital hub
• Tool supports general partners’ evolving regulatory reporting requirements, investment
due diligence, dedicated strategies
• Leverages the ESG Integrated Disclosure Project template to drive standardization and
transparency
• Integrates with Persefoni’s carbon accounting software to help close the emissions gap
NEW YORK – February 6, 2024 – MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision
support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the launch of MSCI
Private Company Data Connect – a centralized hub that provides general partners (“GPs”) access to
private companies' sustainability and climate data and disclosures.
MSCI Private Company Data Connect is designed to drive transparency and a common language for
investors in private markets considering companies’ sustainability and climate data by enabling GPs to:
• Execute due diligence and risk management processes;
• Respond to client and regulatory sustainability reporting requirements;
• And develop sustainable value creation strategies, such as engagement and target-setting for
their portfolio companies.
Companies retain ownership of their self-reported data and can approve or decline data requests from
GPs and lenders directly on the platform. MSCI Private Company Data Connect also allows companies
to search for institutions and market participants that are active on the hub to proactively provide
access to their data.
“As companies’ sustainability and climate considerations are increasingly being used in capital
allocation, lending, and other decision-making processes, investors need an efficient and effective way
to share and analyze this critical data,” said Eric Moen, Head of ESG at MSCI. “In recent years, there has
been an uptick in global regulator and client demand for more reporting and data around the overall
sustainability of GPs’ investments. MSCI Private Company Data Connect is designed to give investors
similar levels of insight into private companies’ sustainability practices with which they assess publicly
traded corporations, underscoring MSCI’s deep commitment to enhancing transparency across the
global private asset investment landscape and helping investors manage complex, total portfolios.”
MSCI Private Company Data Connect will leverage the template developed by the ESG Integrated
Disclosure Project (“ESG IDP”) – an industry initiative bringing together leading lenders in the private
credit and syndicated loan markets to improve transparency and accountability. The ESG IDP was
formed by the Alternative Credit Council, the private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment
Management Association, the Loan Syndications and Trading Association, and the United Nations-
supported Principles for Responsible Investment, in co-operation with a group of leading alternative
asset managers, credit investors and a coalition of market stakeholders.