Preqin ESG Solutions 24 Data update Preqin has a dedicated ESG Research Team responsible for data collection. Our transparency pro昀椀les are populated with data sourced in one or both of the following ways: • Public disclosures: Information available in the public domain including legal 昀椀lings, regulatory disclosures, sustainability reports, 昀椀rms’ websites, and other related documents. All the sources are identi昀椀ed and manually validated by our team of dedicated ESG researchers and quality assurers. To uphold quality and consistency, all disclosures must satisfy the criteria outlined in the ESG Transparency KPIs Guidance in Appendix A. This guidance was written to enhance the transparency of our data-collection process and to provide our clients with documentation enabling deeper engagement. • Private disclosures: Private documents shared with Preqin that satisfy the same criteria as public disclosures. This feature of ESG Pro昀椀les allows for a more comprehensive representation of a 昀椀rm’s ESG e昀昀orts. To guarantee data quality while respecting our clients’ privacy concerns, all the documents are securely submitted to Preqin’s ESG Research team via our encrypted document-storing capabilities. Next, they are reviewed internally, to ensure the required criteria are met, and that any private disclosures are re昀氀ected on 昀椀rm pro昀椀les without a source. This unique data-collection process leverages Preqin’s strong relationships with our clients and our esteemed reputation in the industry. We update ESG Transparency Pro昀椀les with both public and private disclosures every 12-18 months at most – or on request. For a disclosure to be valid, all the supporting documents must have been updated in the past two years. ↗ Back to Contents