NN Investment Partners selects SDI AOP to further enhance SDG insights and SFDR reporting
NN Investment Partners (NN IP) has subscribed to the SDI AOP dataset, which allows users to enhance their investment decision making with data on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The data set supports NN IP’s commitment to continuously enhance its ESG data and analytics models, using both internal and external sources.
NN IP will initially use the data to feed into their proprietary frameworks and models to identify companies that are considered sustainable investments in the context of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requirements. In the future, the asset manager plans to expand on its existing client reporting capabilities using the data to optimize reporting on SDG exposures on its strategies.
“We believe in helping our clients achieve both their financial and sustainable objectives and continually look for new data sources to enrich our investment decision making,” said Arnoud Diemers, Head of the Responsible Investing & Innovation Platform at NN Investment Partners. “We did extensive due diligence on global SDG data sets, and ultimately, we concluded that the SDI AOP provides the most credible and meaningful output thanks to the transparency of their methodology, the fact that it’s been developed specifically for the purpose of SDG alignment and finally, the innovative approach combining both machine learning and human validation.”
“NN IP share our philosophy that having a credible approach to aligning with the SDGs creates investment opportunities,” said James Leaton, Research Director, SDI AOP. “We’re excited to have NN IP join our growing community and we look forward to collaborating to further develop the dataset.”
NN IP have been reporting on SDG exposure and impact for the last several years and offer a range of investment solutions that help clients meet their responsible investment objectives, a number of which have specific SDG focus areas. However, the asset manager sees increasing demand not only to directly invest in solutions that tackle one or more SDGs but also to optimize reporting on the positive impact of a client’s portfolio.
About NN Investment Partners
NN Investment Partners is the asset manager of NN Group N.V., a publicly traded company listed on Euronext Amsterdam. NN Investment Partners is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands and manages approximately EUR 301 bln* (USD 342 bln*) in assets for institutions and individual investors worldwide. NN Investment Partners employs over 900 staff and has offices in 15 countries, servicing clients across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. NN Investment Partners is part of NN Group N.V., a publicly traded company.
* Figures as of 31 December 2021