LE1: Sustainability Leadership Commitments
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Validation
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2026 Updates
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Has the entity made a public commitment to sustainability leadership standards or principles?
Assessment Instructions
Intent: What is the purpose of this indicator?
This indicator intends to assess the entity’s commitment to recognized sustainability leadership standards or principles. Such commitments signal a public dedication to sustainability, align the entity with widely accepted frameworks, and may carry expectations for adherence to the associated requirements.
Input: How do I complete this indicator?
Instructions apply to first-year fund participants or funds that materially changed their management practices since last year's assessment.
Select Yes or No: If selecting 'Yes', select all applicable sub-options.
Commitments: All commitments should be publicly available, and the entity should be either a member or signatory if it selects an option. The commitments are divided between those that require action to be taken by the entity and those that do not.
Commitments that oblige to act may, for example:
Require signatories/members to set targets/plans/strategies/principles and be accountable for tracking progress and reporting against.
Require engagement with its signatories/members to promote the upholding and implementation of a specific objective or set of goals.
It is possible to report using the ‘Other’ answer option. Ensure that the ‘Other’ answer provided is not a duplicate or subset of another option.
List commitment: Open text box, enter name of relevant commitment(s).
The Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change (GIC): Participants may select this checkbox only if they are a member of any part of the four regional groups (i.e., AIGCC, Ceres, IGCC, and IIGCC).
Terminology
A campaign group of Chairs and CEOs taking action to increase gender diversity on boards and senior management teams.
An investor-led initiative to achieve gender balance in executive leadership across all ASX200 companies by 2030.
Business for Nature is a global coalition that brings together business and conservation organizations and forward-thinking companies. The goal is to demonstrate credible business leadership on nature and amplify a powerful leading business voice calling for governments to adopt policies now to reverse nature loss this decade.
Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative
(Formally known as Five Voluntary Principles for Mainstreaming Climate Action within Financial Institutions): The five principles intend to make climate change considerations a core component of how financial institutions conduct business, parallel to and in addition to the necessary development of appropriate regulatory and enabling environments at the domestic and international levels.
Climate League 2030 is a ten-year, private sector-focused initiative to support and act towards a goal of reducing Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by at least a further 230 million tonnes from what is projected for 2030.
Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI)
A financial-sector led initiative, that brings together over 30 organizations across the investment value chain to address climate resilience challenges.
Equator Principles: The Equator Principles is a risk management framework, adopted by financial institutions, for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risks.
A global initiative bringing together forward looking companies committed to accelerating the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and making electric transport the new normal by 2030.
A group of financial institutions from around the globe committed to protect and restore biodiversity through their finance activities and investments
Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change
A joint initiative of four regional groups that represent investors on climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy: AIGCC (Asia), Ceres (North America), IGCC (Australia/NA) and IIGC (Europe).
IIGCC Paris Aligned Investment Initiative
An initiative to help investors effectively implement their ambitions to reduce carbon emissions and increase investments in climate solutions in line with the Paris goals.
Supported by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), the pledge is a commitment by investors to annually measure and publicly disclose their portfolios carbon footprint.
Operating Principles for Impact Management
A set of principles where signatories to publicly discloses, on an annual basis, the alignment of impact management systems with the Principles and, at regular intervals, arranges for independent verification of this alignment.
Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
A global partnership of financial institutions that work together to develop and implement a harmonized approach to assess and disclose the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their loans and investments.
Powering PastCoal Alliance (PPCA)
A coalition of countries, states and business working towards the global phase-out of unabated coal power.
RE100 is a global initiative uniting businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity, working to massively increase demand for and delivery of renewable energy. RE100 is convened by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP.
Science Based Targets Initiative
The initiative is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) which has a goal of enabling companies setting science based targets to reduce GHG emissions.
An initiative to rate and recognize the businesses that support the UN Global Goals.
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures:
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures will develop voluntary, consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures for use by companies in providing information to investors, lenders, insurers, and other stakeholders.
Aims to deliver guidance and business plans to enable a transformation to net zero emissions, as well as research, advocacy, and best practices to make it easier for the private sector to not only set ambitious goals–but also deliver meaningful emissions reductions and economic success.
Signatories commit to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.
UNFCCC Climate Neutral Now Pledge:
The Climate Neutral Now Initiative encourages and supports organizations and other interested stakeholders to act now in order to achieve a climate neutral world by 2050 as enshrined in the Paris Agreement.
UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative
The UNEP FI is a partnership between United Nations Environment and the global financial sector with a mission to promote sustainable finance.
The UN Global Compact is a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to take steps to support UN goals.
UN Global Compact Our Only Future:
A global movement of leading companies aligning their businesses with the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
An international group of institutional investors delivering on a bold commitment to transition their investment portfolios to net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Call to Action:
A global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world and helping member companies become more successful and sustainable by focusing on the maximum positive impact for shareholders, the environment and societies.
WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment:
The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment) challenges companies, cities, states and regions to reach Net Zero operating emissions in their portfolios by 2030, and to advocate for all buildings to be Net Zero in operation by 2050.
Scoring
This indicator is not scored.
References
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