The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) has launched SDI Outcomes, a dataset designed to help asset owners measure the real-world outcomes of their sustainable investments. The dataset, which covers the outputs of more than 1,600 listed companies globally, quantifies the products and services which sit underneath existing revenue alignment data, ensuring increased standardisation to allow asset owners and managers to more effectively track portfolio outcomes and align with sustainability goals, including net zero targets and UN Sustainable Development Goal objectives. “The SDI Outcomes product was developed to meet client demand for this type of granular outputs data to help fight greenwashing concerns,” said James Leaton, SDI AOP’s Research Director. “Clients find it difficult to compare the data companies provide relating to outcomes as various methodologies are used. The SDI Outcomes approach takes care of the adjustments and validation for clients to produce consistent numbers.” The tool’s approach aligns with globally recognised standards and builds on existing lifecycle analysis and academic research. SDI AOP is led by asset owners including superannuation fund AustralianSuper and Dutch pensions firms APG and PGGM.
