Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds PGB (PGB) is one of the subscribers to the SDI AOP. We spoke with Yvonne Janssen, Senior Sustainable Investment Portfolio Manager at PGB to understand how the data supports PGB’s focus on increasing investments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
At a recent Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) webinar SDI AOP together with APG, BlackRock and Qontigo explored how investors can employ the UN SDGs for portfolio management, index construction, reporting and more, using the SDI AOP data.
Does contributing to delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an opportunity to grow revenues? Our Research Director James Leaton reviewed performance over the last year using the SDI AOP dataset.
The €23bn fund will shift its entire developed markets equity portfolio to align with four SDGs, using the iSTOXX PFF Responsible SDG Index. This announcement marks the second time data from the SDI AOP is used to build investable indices, after APG launched benchmarks in September.
'The SDI standard and underlying data allows APG to deliver on the ambitions our clients have', explains Claudia Kruse from APG. Watch the video on how, why and who uses the SDI AOP at APG.
SDI AOP Research Director James Leaton: “Its really exciting to see the platform covering bond issuers, and equally encouraging to see a growing number of companies with products contributing to the SDGs.”
