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Eco Money: Outlook for upcoming launches around ESG, SDI, and SDG-driven indices in Asia

Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Rick Chau, Head of Asia Pacific for Index and Analytics at Qontigo, an index, financial intelligence and risk analytics firm, about his firm’s role in the recently launched Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform.

Eco Money: Outlook for upcoming launches around ESG, SDI, and SDG-driven indices in Asia
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PGGM’s Gert-Jan Sikking on how the SDI Asset Owner Platform aims to create a standard

Responsible Investor featuring PGGM’s Gert-Jan Sikking where he explains how the SDI Asset Owner Platform aims to create a standard, which will lead to greater efficiencies for financial institutions looking to invest in the SDGs. "Along with others in the asset management and asset owner community, we have seen firsthand this increasing appetite for investing in the SDGs."

PGGM’s Gert-Jan Sikking on how the SDI Asset Owner Platform aims to create a standard
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Conversation with BCI: New Platform Can Help Accelerate SDI Adoption in the Americas

Earlier this month, we hosted a webinar with the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) on how to access the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We caught up with one of the asset owners of the SDI AOP, Jennifer Coulson from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI). Jennifer is the Vice President of ESG at the Canadian investment manager and focuses on generating returns for the province’s public sector.

Conversation with BCI: New Platform Can Help Accelerate SDI Adoption in the Americas
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Conversation with AustralianSuper: Sustainable Development Goals more relevant than ever

AustralianSuper, the largest pension fund in Australia, is also one of the four global asset managers who launched the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) this year. We put a few questions to Andrew Gray, Director of ESG & Stewardship, to learn more about the utility of standardized SDI data, his thoughts on ESG against a COVID-19 backdrop and what else he has on his plate.

Conversation with AustralianSuper: Sustainable Development Goals more relevant than ever
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Conversation with APG: Let’s create a critical mass of investors to define SDIs

On September 10, the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI) was launched by hosting a webinar on ‘How to Invest in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’. Ahead of the event, we caught up with one of the founding members of the SDI AOP, Claudia Kruse, who heads up the Global Responsible Investment and Governance team at the largest pension delivery organization in the Netherlands, APG. 

Conversation with APG: Let’s create a critical mass of investors to define SDIs