Helping address a full spectrum of global challenges
Analytics and expertise: At IHS Markit, we continue to develop multi-faceted information solutions to help industry leaders and non-profit agencies around the globe meet their sustainability challenges while also strengthening our own corporate sustainability efforts. Together with our customers and partners, we are actively supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For customers, sustainability can be a organizational imperative and driver of both growth and innovation. Working with industry leaders or non-profit agencies - on both paid engagements and pro bono projects - we provide solutions that harness information, analytics and expertise to achieve Sustainable Development Goals throughout organizations around the world. Examples include:
- Providing insights to the U.S. CFTC around climate-related financial risk: Salman Banaei, executive director and global head of clearance and settlement at IHS Markit, gives his insights to the Market Risk Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in connection with the Climate-Related Financial Risk Subcommittee’s “Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System” report. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth; SDG 13 - Climate Action
- Donating standards towards a volunteer initiative to make open source ventilators: IHS Markit donated access to more than 30 engineering standards in the support of the Oregon Ventilator Volunteer Project (LifeMech). The standards were used to design and manufacture low cost, open-source ventilators that may be used to supplement any shortages due to COVID-19. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being; SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Launching global ESG Reporting Repository: New ESG Reporting platform provides a central source for a range of ESG data produced by companies, including sustainability reports, climate impact reports, or any other information a corporation feels is relevant to its stakeholders. Investors, lenders and insurance companies seeking to analyze data and build ESG profiles benefit from access to a central repository covering multiple industries, corporations and geographies. Learn more here. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Enabling sustainable development goals through specialty chemicals: Produced responsibly, specialty chemicals and polymers support key sustainable development goals including polymers that assist in water treatment, specialty construction materials essential to wind turbine blades, and greener chelating agents in detergents that lead to less nutrient algae blooms. See our research and analysis. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 14 - Life Below Water
- Supplying electric motor data to the UN's United For Efficiency initiative: As a pro bono service, IHS Markit experts in technology as well as economics and country risk supported the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)’s United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative by providing detailed market data on motor sales by motor type and by country. The data included country assessments of the benefits of adopting higher efficiency standards for electric motors, which can persuade developing and emerging countries to reduce their GHG emissions. See the 2017 U4E Policy Guide. SDG 13 - Climate Action
- Helping Dell launch the Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities): Global gender-specific research powered by IHS Markit research examines the ability of global cities to attract and support high potential women entrepreneurs. See the 2017 Dell WE Cities Index. SDG 5 - Gender Equality