Preqin ESG Solutions 61 List of abbreviations and ESG terms CDP Disclosure, Insight, Action (formerly known as Carbon Disclosure Project): a provider of voluntarily disclosure data for public market companies double A sustainability matter is said to be “double material” if it is material materiality from either the impact perspective, or the 昀椀nancial perspective, or both perspectives. This concept which provides criteria for the determination of whether it should be included in a sustainability report. energy matrix The combination of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable sources of energy used to satisfy domestic and industrial energy needs in a geographic region ESG Environmental, Social and Governance factors in measuring sustainability and the ethical impact of an investment in a business or company GHGs Greenhouse Gases GIIN Global Impact Investing Network GPs General Partners (fund managers) ILPA Institutional Limited Partners Association IPCC The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IRIS+ A methodology providing how-to-guidance for the measurement of impact over a standardized set of core metrics, developed by GIIN ISO International Organization for Standardization KPIs Key Performance Indicators LPs Limited Partners (institutional investors) Minority- The 昀椀rm website tells us they are a minority-owned 昀椀rm, or the GP tells us owned 昀椀rm via direct update. In all cases, we should never use photographs to identify the ethnicity of a contact. NAICS North American Industry Classi昀椀cation System ↗ Back to Contents