There is an increased public and political expectation that investors should contribute to long-term sustainable value creation, by contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The SDI Asset Owner Platform facilitates investors to address these challenges with a tried and tested standardized taxonomy for investing sustainably but there are also other initiatives for example the ICGN - GISD Alliance Model Mandate.
SDI AOP Research Director James Leaton: "New data on negative SDG contributions, methodology enhancements and additional data granularity provide a more comprehensive picture of the market”.
Research Director James Leaton answers questions on the enhancements delivered alongside the August 2022 data release including negative contributions, rule refinements and additional functionality for our subscribers.
Jennifer Coulson, Senior Managing Director, ESG at Canadian pension fund BCI and member of the Board of the SDI AOP, explains to the ESG Investor audience how SDI AOP, as an asset owner-led platform, is making SDGs more investable.
Qontigo’s Olivier d'Assier digs deeper into the sources of risk driving portfolios that have been optimized to "load" on specific SDG's.
The community we are building around the SDI AOP, the platform aiming to be a standard setter in measurement of contributions of investments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, is taking shape.
