Based on SDG 4 “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities” the investable sub-goals are:
4.1 / 4.6 Free primary and secondary education
- Providers of equitable and quality access to educational materials and services (software etc.)
4.2 Access to early education
- Providers of quality access to pre-school educational materials and services
4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5 Access to affordable tertiary and vocational education
Investible entities that:
- provide tertiary and vocational education
- provide education loans to small and medium-scale enterprises or underserved groups
- provide research (at universities)
X Not high-end, restricted access services if lower-end alternatives exist (e.g. no private schools with high entrance fees)
!Beware of predatory student recruiting and lending, as well as poor value of diplomas
4.6 Build and upgrade educational facilities
Investable entities that
- focus on education related real estate
The SDGs and SDG sub-goals have been translated from an investor perspective into the SDI taxonomy of product categories that are considered solutions contributing to the SDGs. The full SDI Taxonomy can be found here. When evaluating a company, the starting point is the classification of its products and services within the SDI product categories. The size of the positive contribution is calculated from the associated revenues (sales).