Performance Insights with ESG Benchmarks

Analyzing ESG data is key to understanding sustainability performance. Unlock the full picture of your portfolio’s performance with Novata’s comprehensive private markets’ ESG benchmarks.

Know What Good Looks Like

With the industry’s broadest collection of private markets’ ESG benchmarks, Novata offers investors and private companies real insights into the metrics that matter.

The Novata Benchmark library includes over 12,000 benchmarks across a variety of dimensions.

Universal Benchmarks

Universal benchmarks are calculated using all contributed data for each metric, excluding identified outliers and errors.

Sector, Sub-Sector, and Industry Benchmarks

Sector, sub-sector, and industry benchmarks use the Sustainable Industry Classification System (SICS).

Normalized Benchmarks

Universal, sector, and sub-sector benchmarks normalized by FTE, like tonnes of CO2 emitted per FTE, and by Annual Revenue ($, millions).

Geographic Benchmarks

Benchmarks separated by region: APAC, Europe, and North America.

GP Benchmarks

Benchmarks covering the performance of GPs by strategy, AUM, and geography.

Confidently Understand Performance

Rigorous

We employ a rigorous, iterative approach designed to create robust and completely anonymized performance indicators specific to the private markets.

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Transparent

For each benchmark, we provide underlying details so you can easily and confidently assess performance. Details include: count of contributing companies, fill rates, last update, geographic biases within the dataset, quartile values, and company size distribution.

Insightful

By easily comparing your company or portfolio’s performance to peers, you gain clear insights into where you might under- or over-perform relative to your sustainability strategy. Leverage these insights to manage risk, take action, and communicate value.

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Set New Standards for the Metrics that Matter

Novata Benchmarks (the “Benchmarks”) are intended for informational purposes only and are neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional advice. The Benchmarks represent industry averages and do not represent the specific performance of any individual company, fund, product, or service. Read the full disclaimer.