Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, Leeds, England, is searching for an ESG data provider to boost ESG integration, monitoring and reporting
The selected firm will also supply carbon data and research, scenario analysis, and support reporting for regulation, voluntary initiatives, and industry standards, said Jane Firth, head of responsible investing at Border to Coast, in an emailed comment.
"Given our position as a responsible investor, we are seeking a data provider that can help enhance the integration, monitoring, and reporting requirements of environmental, social and governance factors across the wide range of asset classes in which we invest," Ms. Firth said.
U.K. local government pension schemes that form the pool have £55 billion ($74.9 billion) in assets.
The pool's current provider of ESG data, MSCI, is allowed to rebid.
Proposals should be sent by 2 p.m. British Summer Time on Oct. 1 via procurement website bidstats.
