The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) and Qontigo, its exclusive distribution partner, have announced that leading asset manager.
BlackRock has subscribed to the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) dataset.
The information packages which is distributed exclusively by Qontigo, analyses corporate alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). BlackRock will use the data to advise clients on ESG portfolio construction, research, reporting, product creation and evolution.
The SDI AOP dataset is backed by some of the world’s largest asset owners. In 2020, APG, AustralianSuper, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and PGGM came together to form the SDI AOP Design Authority, with the aim of creating a standard for investing in the UN’s SDGs. They define the taxonomy and methodology that is translated and applied, using artificial and human intelligence from technology partner Entis. Analytics and index provider Qontigo acts as the SDI AOP’s sales and marketing arm.
