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EPISODE · Jul 8, 2026 · 27 MIN

What Good Looks Like: The Growing Role of Benchmarks in Private Markets

from Sustainable Intelligence · host Novata

What makes sustainability data truly useful? Context. In this episode of Sustainable Intelligence, Josh Green sits down with Caitlin Pentifallo, Novata's Head of Product for AI Data Products, to discuss Novata's largest benchmark release to date, featuring more than 49,000 benchmarks and 1.24 million underlying data points.Together, they explore why benchmarks have become essential for private markets investors, how Novata balances data quality with scale, and what this year's data reveals about the continued maturation of sustainability reporting. Caitlin also shares how AI and automation are transforming benchmark generation, why "best fit" benchmarks help investors make more informed decisions, and what the future holds as sustainability data becomes increasingly standardized.

What makes sustainability data truly useful? Context. In this episode of Sustainable Intelligence, Josh Green sits down with Caitlin Pentifallo, Novata's Head of Product for AI Data Products, to discuss Novata's largest benchmark release to date, featuring more than 49,000 benchmarks and 1.24 million underlying data points. Together, they explore why benchmarks have become essential for private markets investors, how Novata balances data quality with scale, and what this year's data reveals a...

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