# UN SDG alignment {% hint style="info" %} This document describes **what** UN SDG alignment data Upright provides. Upright's methodology on producing UN SDG alignment data is detailed [here](/methodology/sdg-alignment.md). {% endhint %} ## The UN Sustainable Development Goals The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) were [adopted by the UN](https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/) in 2015 as a *"blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all”*. The goals provide a unified framework for sustainable development consisting of 17 main goals (the SDGs), with a total of 169 targets. The SDGs are also known as *“the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”* — the ambitious targets should be reached by 2030.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (2015)

## Upright's UN SDG metrics ### Company-level metrics For **each company** [**within its coverage**](/coverage/off-the-shelf-coverage.md)**,** Upright provides the UN SDG -related metrics described below**.** Covered SDGs include all 17 SDGs except SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals), which does not have a meaningful relationship with products and services. #### For each SDG * Total SDG-aligned revenue share\* (called `total_alignment` in the API) * Total SDG-misaligned revenue share\* (called `total_misalignment` in the API) * Share of revenue from products that are **strongly aligned** with each SDG (called `alignment_strong` in the API) * Share of revenue from products that are **strongly misaligned** with each SDG (called `misalignment_strong` in the API) * List of products **aligned** with each SDG, including the level of alignment on a three-level scale (strong/moderate/weak) and the specific SDG target(s) it relates to * List of products **misaligned** with each SDG, including the level of misalignment on a three-level scale (strong/moderate/weak) SDG target(s) it relates to {% hint style="info" %} \*In these summed figures, revenue from products that are considered only moderately or weakly (mis)aligned is weighted equally or unequally, depending on the unit type the user has chosen on the platform. For more info, see [methodology](/methodology/sdg-alignment.md). {% endhint %} #### Aggregate figures for a company The total revenue share of products that are either * aligned * misaligned * strictly aligned with the alignment being at least * strong * moderate and covering * any SDG target * any environmental SDG target * any social SDG target These figures are only shown for companies when the unit mode "Pure revenue shares" is selected, and is available from Upright model release 1.2.0 onwards. For description of what SDG targets are considered environmental and social, see [methodology](/methodology/sdg-alignment.md). ### Portfolio-level metrics For *portfolios* (e.g. funds, indices, private wealth management portfolios, sales portfolios), Upright provides all the company metrics aggregated from individual portfolio constituents to portfolio level, with the aggregates being computed as weighted averages of the relevant company metrics. The weighting depends on the type of the portfolio, with the most common weighting being based on the market value of each constituent. In addition to these metrics, the Upright platform provides the list of constituents contributing to each SDG, along with a list of relevant SDG targets for each constituent. The same metrics are provided for both **user-created** portfolios and portfolios that Upright provides for benchmarking purposes. {% hint style="info" %} **Aggregation of portfolio-level SDG alignment of unrecognized assets** The weight of unrecognized assets **is not included** in the denominator in portfolio-level SDG alignment aggregation. In other words, unrecognized assets will be assumed to have the average alignment of recognized assets in the portfolio. Unrecognized assets may include assets like currencies, government bonds or unrecognized company bonds. {% endhint %} ## Caveats ### SDGs capture negative impacts poorly Upright's SDG metrics include data on both SDG alignment (i.e. positive impacts) and SDG misalignment (i.e. negative impacts). However, since, the SDGs are focused on what should be *achieved* rather than what should be *avoided,* an impact analysis based on SDGs only will be skewed towards the positive side. ### SDGs are not designed to capture net impact The SDGs are great for guiding the direction of improvement, but do not provide a framework for comparing impacts or managing tradeoffs by themselves. In addition, the goals are integrated in a way that aspirations to reach one can affect the others, meaning that the goals are not mutually exclusive. \ \ To address these caveats, SDG metrics are recommended to be used in combination with other metrics, such as[ net impact](/metrics/net-impact.md). ## UN SDG metrics in the Upright API In addition to the Upright Platform UI, all metrics listed above are available from the [SDG metrics](https://api.uprightproject.com/documentation#operation/getMetricsSdg) endpoint in the Upright API. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.uprightplatform.com/metrics/un-sdg-alignment.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. 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