Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. has expanded its climate data and analytics offering to include physical and transition risk data for more than five million private companies worldwide. The move enables a consistent approach to climate risk analysis across public and private companies, sovereigns, municipal bonds and mortgage-backed securities.
ICE said the inclusion of private company data addresses long-standing gaps in portfolio-level climate risk management, which have posed challenges for investors and asset managers.
“By expanding our climate data service to private companies, we’re able to offer an all-in-one solution with complete portfolio coverage across all major asset classes,” said Larry Lawrence, Head of ICE Climate.
The service integrates Dun & Bradstreet’s global database of private companies with ICE’s geospatial intelligence platform and climate risk models. This combination allows for detailed analysis of both physical and transition risks, covering hazards such as flooding, wildfires, hurricanes, extreme heat and extreme cold.
It also includes Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions metrics, along with emissions intensity normalised by revenue, enabling climate impact assessments for traditionally opaque private markets.
Brian Filanowski, General Manager of Finance & Risk Solutions at Dun & Bradstreet, said: “The addition of Dun & Bradstreet’s private company data into ICE’s climate risk platform represents a pivotal advancement in helping organisations uncover and manage climate-related vulnerabilities across their global operations.”
The expanded dataset is incorporated into ICE’s climate risk solutions, providing institutional investors with real-time hazard monitoring and multi-asset class insights, offering what the company describes as a comprehensive view of climate risk across corporates, sovereign debt and asset-backed securities.
