Model Mandate as a guidance on incorporate SDG’s

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.

The ICGN - GISD Alliance Model Mandate was first published by ICGN in 2012 and has been updated in partnership with the UN supported Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance recently. The Mandate offers guidance on how to incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into investor stewardship activities.

The primary purpose of the Model Mandate is to provide guidance to asset owners to ensure that their stewardship and sustainability objectives are fully reflected in investment management agreements (IMAs) and contract terms with the managers they have selected to manage their assets, and to provide practical assistance to enable them to do so. Achieving long-term sustainable value creation requires action not just from asset owners and asset managers but those who advise them and the organisations responsible for setting the regulatory framework and standards within which investors operate.

Read the full report here.
There’s also a practical training available on using the Model Mandate.