Blog post by Qontigo's Melissa Brown and Adrian Zymolka

We have written recently about the overlap—or lack thereof—between different kinds of portfolios that can be loosely grouped in a category called “sustainability”. Some strategies seek mainly to avoid the “bad”, other focus on embracing the “good”. Many investors are now turning to the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform, which seeks to identify whether companies contribute to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as defined by the United Nations. A major difference between the SDGs and other methodologies is that the SDGs focus exclusively on characteristics expected to have a positive impact. 

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