SDI AOP data now available via the Aladdin platform

We are excited to announce that SDI AOP subscribers can now directly access SDI AOP data via Aladdin® (a BlackRock technology platform), as well as Aladdin Risk. Aladdin enhances our offering with sophisticated risk analytics for comprehensive portfolio management, trading, and operations tools on a single platform.

Access to the SDI AOP dataset enables investors to embed the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into any investment process through an extensive number of quantitative and qualitative data points that assess both positive and negative contributions towards the SDGs.

The SDI AOP uses revenues associated with a company’s products and services to classify which companies qualify as SDI. The SDI AOP dataset covers around 9,000 companies worldwide both in the listed-equity and fixed income space.

The SDI dataset provides the granularity required to assess alignment to the SDGs as well as for use within reporting, investment processes, and product development. It is particularly valuable for portfolio management as it allows portfolio managers to identify and select SDI outperformers from peer groups. The data also helps to determine the SDI content of portfolios and enables managers to tilt their portfolios towards SDI investing. Additionally, this high-quality data serves as an important input for risk management and reporting, by providing comparable data that allows the monitoring of exposure to SDIs and non-SDIs.

James Leaton, Research Director, SDI AOP: “BlackRock subscribed to the SDI AOP dataset in April 2022 and has now included it in its Aladdin technology platform. This is a great step in advancing the SDG alignment in the overall responsible-investing landscape,”