Significant new infrastructure investment is fundamental to the achievement of the SDGs, but the sector remains underfunded compared to global sustainable development and economic growth needs, according to a new report issued by UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment group.

Bridging the gap: how infrastructure investors can contribute to SDG outcomes details the current approaches that infrastructure investors are adopting to consider the SDGs as part of their investment approaches. It finds that infrastructure investment approaches are far from consistent and calls for more standardised approaches to help all stakeholders understand how and which infrastructure investments shape outcomes in line with the SDGs, and how common interests can be aligned most effectively.

The paper highlights a range of challenges that such investors still face in seeking to shape real-world outcomes in line with the SDGs and suggests the steps they should take to address these and deepen their integration of the SDGs.

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