SDI Asset Owner Platform

Name

SDI Asset Owner Platform

Legal name

SDI Asset Owner Platform

Website

https://sdi-aop.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Investment Data and Analytics

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG Reporting, Disclosure & Regulatory Compliance (SFDR, EU Taxonomy, TCFD/ISSB) (FSAAALAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG)

Keywords

• SDG investment data
• ESG classification platform
• Sustainable finance analytics
• SDI classification data
• Responsible investment indices

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SDI Classification Data Subscription: Subscription-based access to SDI Classification data covering company SDG contributions. Data includes SDI status, revenue breakdowns, confidence levels, and SDG rationale. Available via Qontigo distribution partner
2. Index Products and Licensing: SDI data used to build investable indices such as iSTOXX APG World Responsible Low-Carbon SDI Index. Licensed to asset managers for portfolio mandates
3. SDI Innovation Outlook: Forward-looking analysis examining millions of patents to assess how companies' innovation strategies align with SDGs and key sustainability themes
4. Avoided Emissions Data: Avoided emissions sensitivity analysis and data enabling investors to measure environmental impact of sustainable investments

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SDI Asset Owner Platform operates an AI and machine learning-powered data and analytics platform that classifies companies on their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Its core offerings are the SDI Classification (revenue-based classification of ~9,500 companies as Majority, Decisive, or Non-SDI), the SDI Innovation Outlook (patent-based forward-looking SDG alignment analysis), and SDI Outcomes (avoided emissions and production metrics). The datasets are distributed commercially through Qontigo and via the BlackRock Aladdin platform to institutional investors globally.

Product overview

The SDI Asset Owner Platform is a data and analytics platform that provides a global standard for investing into the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The platform's core offering consists of three interconnected datasets: the SDI Classification (which classifies ~9,500 companies as Majority, Decisive, or Non-SDI based on SDG-aligned revenue percentages), the SDI Innovation Outlook (which assesses companies' forward-looking SDG alignment through patent analysis), and SDI Outcomes (which provides avoided emissions and production metrics). These datasets are powered by AI and machine learning, distributed commercially through Qontigo and via the BlackRock Aladdin platform, and supported by publicly available resources including the SDI Taxonomy (open-source framework) and User Guidance documentation. The platform was founded by four major global asset owners (APG, AustralianSuper, BCI, PGGM) and built in partnership with data science firm Entis (AI/NLP technology) and distributed by Qontigo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SDI Classification Dataset classifying companies as Majority SDI (>50% of revenue from SDG-aligned products/services), Decisive SDI (10-50%), or Non-SDI (<10%) based on revenue analysis, with assigned confidence levels (1-5). Covers equity and bond issuers globally and is released quarterly. For institutional investors and asset managers.
• SDI Innovation Outlook Forward-looking analysis examining millions of patents to assess how companies' innovation strategies align with the UN SDGs and key sustainability themes, providing a forward-looking metric of SDG-aligned innovation based on patent analysis with an expanded 10-year historical dataset.
• SDI Outcomes Provides avoided emissions metrics and production data (renewable generation capacity, electric vehicle volumes, critical minerals production, recycling volumes) to help investors measure the real-world environmental impact of their SDG-aligned investments.
• SDI-Based Index Products Investable indices built using SDI data, including the iSTOXX APG World Responsible Low-Carbon SDI Index and the iSTOXX PPF Responsible SDG Index, licensed to asset managers for portfolio mandates.
• SDI Taxonomy Open-source taxonomy translating the UN SDGs and sub-goals from an investor perspective into product categories considered solutions contributing to the SDGs. Defines the rules for identifying SDIs and forms the foundation for all SDI classifications.
• User Guidance Subscriber-facing documentation providing guidance on implementing the SDI Taxonomy and reporting on its use in the investment process, with examples and use cases to help mitigate greenwashing risks and approach impact measurement more accurately.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,050 companies identified as SDI contributors (1,203 majority, 847 decisive) out of 9,510 assessed
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BlackRock AladdincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 November 2022Integration with BlackRock's Aladdin platform enables SDI AOP data access for Aladdin users worldwide, enhancing distribution reach
• BlackRockcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 26 April 2022Leading global asset manager subscriber. Uses SDI data for ESG portfolio construction, research, reporting, and product creation. Data applied to assets exceeding US$10 trillion. Created iSTOXX APG World Responsible Low-Carbon SDI Index with EUR 1bn initial mandate
• QontigocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 July 2020Qontigo is the primary global distributor of SDI AOP data and indices. The partnership enables commercial availability of SDI Classification and Innovation Outlook data through Qontigo's analytics and index platform, reaching institutional investors worldwide
• EntiscoreTechnology or Integration · 6 July 2020Entis is the data and software technology partner providing AI-powered data factory. Uses machine learning and natural language processing to process company data and generate SDI classifications. Combines AI with human validation for accuracy

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP): Global disclosure system for environmental data from corporates and cities; provides investor-facing climate and SDG-linked datasets overlapping SDI AOP's investor/issuer mission.
• Matter (formerly Actual): AI-native ESG/Sustainable Finance data platform focused on private credit, private equity and SMEs — increasingly overlapping SDI AOP's institutional data and SDI Outcomes use cases.

Broad incumbents

• ISS ESG: Institutional ESG data, screening and stewardship services covering public and private markets, including SDG-aligned research consumed by the same pension fund buyer segment.
• Morningstar Sustainalytics: Major incumbent ESG research provider with company-level SDG/UN global compact alignment overlays and risk ratings used by large pension funds and asset managers.
• MSCI ESG Research: Dominant institutional ESG data provider offering SDG-aligned datasets, ESG ratings and indices used by the same asset-owner / asset-manager buyer base as SDI AOP.
• S&P Global Sustainable1: S&P's sustainability data franchise (incorporating Trucost, SAM and RobecoSAM ESG data) providing climate and SDG-related datasets and indices to institutional investors.
• LSEG (Refinitiv) ESG: London Stock Exchange Group's sustainable finance data unit (formerly Refinitiv) offering company-level ESG and SDG screening data, indices and analytics to asset owners and asset managers.
• Bloomberg ESG Data Services: Embedded ESG and SDG revenue-alignment data products inside the Bloomberg Terminal, serving the same large institutional buy-side clients with broad-coverage sustainability datasets.

Direct peers

• Clarity AI: AI-powered sustainability analytics platform serving institutional investors with ESG and SDG-aligned company-level data, screens and indices. Closest direct competitor to SDI AOP's machine-learning-driven SDG classification use case.

Others

• S&P Global Trucost: Provides carbon and environmental impact data including avoided-emissions methodologies overlapping SDI Outcomes; now embedded within S&P Global Sustainable1, comparable infrastructure to SDI AOP's outcomes product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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