Net Purpose has announced its acquisition of SDI AOP, the platform founded by leading asset owners to identify and measure investments contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The deal will create one of the largest independent providers of sustainable development data, serving clients representing more than $40tn in assets under management.
The partnership aims to establish a unified global standard for sustainable investing, enabling investors to better assess how their portfolios contribute to positive social and environmental outcomes. SDI AOP’s founding members—APG, PGGM, AustralianSuper, and British Columbia Investment Management Corp (BCI)—will continue to shape the platform’s strategy through representation on the Net Purpose board.
Net Purpose will integrate SDI AOP’s methodology, data processing, and client functions into its platform, enhancing its SDG classifications and analytics. Samantha Duncan, founder and CEO of Net Purpose, will lead the combined company.
The merger will also bring together a larger team of sustainability experts to support clients’ evolving investment goals.
Both Net Purpose and SDI AOP share the same mission: accelerating investment flows towards the SDGs. Over the past five years, SDI AOP has built a global community of asset owners committed to defining what constitutes a Sustainable Development Investment (SDI). The collaboration reflects growing industry momentum towards harmonising sustainability data and methodologies to overcome fragmentation across markets.
APG chief sustainability & strategy officer and SDI AOP chair Claudia Kruse said, “The SDI AOP was established by APG, PGGM, BCI and AustralianSuper to create a shared understanding of investments that contribute to the SDGs, and to help identify Sustainable Development Investments (SDIs). Five years in, we are thrilled to have built a committed community of clients with whom we have set a global standard. We are incredibly excited for this next chapter of the SDI AOP, and to unite with Net Purpose on our shared mission and goals.”
BCI senior managing director and global head ESG Jennifer Coulson said, “This partnership with Net Purpose marks an exciting evolution for SDI AOP. As a founding member, BCI has helped support the development of a global standard related to Sustainable Development Investments (SDIs). Combining forces with Net Purpose allows us to scale these efforts, and we look forward to continuing as part of the Net Purpose Board to maintain the quality and integrity investors depend on.”
Net Purpose CEO Samantha Duncan said, “Net Purpose was established to help mobilise trillions to achieve the SDGs, and make sustainable and impact investing more effortless for investors. We are honoured to join forces with four of the largest and most sophisticated sustainable investors in the world in this next chapter, and we applaud the high standard they have set for sustainable investing. Let’s align around common standards, and accelerate investments to achieve sustainable goals.”
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