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Podcast: How ESG & corporate purpose contribute to a sustainable investment future

Global investors increasingly see the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a vehicle to further complement the integration of ESG factors in their investment decisions.

Tune in to the podcast where Piet Klop SDI-AOP Research Director a.i. talks about the business- and legal consequences of sustainable investing and the added value of the SDI Asset Owner Platform.

Podcast: How ESG & corporate purpose contribute to a sustainable investment future
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Setting Global Standards for Investing In the Sustainable Development Goals

Guest Column for IR Leader − provided by: Jennifer Coulson, BCI

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established to provide a pathway to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Global investors increasingly see the SDGs as a vehicle to further complement the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions. 

Setting Global Standards for Investing In the Sustainable Development Goals
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Article on ESG Investor: Driving Impact Through SDG Alignment

The article of ESG Investor on 'Driving Impact Through SDG Alignment' also highlighs that some asset owners are taking a collaborative approach to addressing the data gap and quotes PGGM's Piet Klop. "The benefit of machine-learning is that “it will get better over time” and improve the accuracy of the SDI platform, he points out."

Article on ESG Investor: Driving Impact Through SDG Alignment
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AustralianSuper: SDI AOP Data Supplements Traditional ESG Analytics

As part of our continuing series on highlighting the real-world use cases of the Sustainable Development Investment Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) data, we spoke to AustralianSuper’s Andrew Gray, Director ESG and Stewardship. Andrew shares his insights on the value the SDI AOP data is providing to his organization.  

AustralianSuper: SDI AOP Data Supplements Traditional ESG Analytics
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SDI AOP Data Has Wide Applicability for APG

The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) helps investors to imbed the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their investment processes. We asked Claudia Kruse of APG, which is one of the founding members of the SDI AOP, why and how they use the data within their organization.

SDI AOP Data Has Wide Applicability for APG
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A Real-World Example of Real-World Impact

As one of the founding partners of the Sustainable Developments Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP), Dutch asset owner PGGM, is a firm believer in embedding the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their investment process. As a subscriber to the data, we dug a bit deeper with Piet Klop to understand how the SDI AOP is used within PGGM.

A Real-World Example of Real-World Impact