Moody’s ESG Solutions today provides data solutions that help integrate the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into investment strategies, funds, indices and reporting in line with SDGs. Announced that it has started offering SDG consistency screening. Adopted in 2015 as part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 17 SDGs call for action to promote economic growth, promote social inclusion and improve environmental sustainability. is.
Sabine Rockman, Global Head of Moody’s ESG Indicators, said: “With less than a decade left to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, investors are providing the essential funding to achieve the SDG, which is required to be shown on a simple scale. Our SDG consistency screening will play an important role in investor’s capital allocation as well as as a component of the risk management and reporting framework by providing quality data. We will help you to use the SDG as a guide. ”
Moody’s new solution provides more than 300 items of data from approximately 5,000 listed companies. Screening takes a dual-importance approach, assessing the impact of a company on the SDG through its management structure and stakeholder relationships, in addition to the company’s contribution to the SDG through its products and services.
Earlier this month, Moody’s launched Global Compact Screening , which evaluates companies against the standards of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest initiative on corporate sustainability .
