ISS ESG / IMPACT & UN SDGS

SDG SOLUTIONS ASSESSMENT

Measure the impact and the contribution towards the UN SDGs in publicly traded funds and portfolios.

BROWSE ISS ESG THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Be able to assess the positive or negative impact a company‘s product and service portfolio has towards achieving the UN SDGs.

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SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH UN SDGS

Attaining the UN SDGs, endorsed in September 2015, will depend to a great extent on the contribution companies are making, their respective transformation and on investors being able to direct capital towards effective impact-investment strategies.

Business models oriented towards the sustainability objectives afford opportunities for investors, while also help to mitigate risks.

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OBJECTIVES

of Sustainable Development

Social objectives

  1. Alleviating poverty
  2. Combating hunger and malnutrition
  3. Ensuring health
  4. Delivering education
  5. Attaining gender equality
  6. Providing basic services
  7. Safeguarding peace

Environmental objectives

  1. Achieving sustainable agriculture & forestry
  2. Conserving water
  3. Contributing to sustainable energy use
  4. Promoting sustainable buildings
  5. Optimizing material use
  6. Mitigating climate change
  7. Preserving marine ecosystems
  8. Preserving terrestrial ecosystems

The SDG Solutions Assessment Portfolio Report offers analyses of a portfolio’s contribution or obstruction to the achievement of 15 Sustainability Objectives, based on the products and services of the companies being analyzed.

KEY BENEFITS

  • Overall portfolio contribution and obstruction on 15 Sustainability Objectives
  • Comparison with benchmarks of own choice
  • Overall portfolio contribution and obstruction regarding the social and environmental dimensions
  • Heat map of attributable revenues per category for all 15 Sustainability Objectives, based on a hypothetical USD 1M investment
  • Highlights top and bottom holdings based on the SDG Solutions Assessment Score
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THE SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS ASSESSMENT

Supports investors in aligning their investment decisions with the UN SDGs.

  • Assessment of the net impact of each product group per objective along a 5 point scale
  • Identify companies, whose overall products and services portfolio make a positive or negative contribution towards attaining the UN SDGs
  • Identify companies that provide solutions to specific sustainability challenges, such as climate change mitigation or gender equality
  • Access to 75 individual data points per company, including respective net sales on a percentage basis
  • Classification of a company‘s product & services categories with respect to 15 sustainability objectives

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