01 02.2 Sustainability research and data and analytics – our strong foundation continued Principle 7 Introduction 02 Sustainable investing 02.1 Building our approach to sustainable investing Shaping pathways for a sustainable future 02.2 Sustainability research and Looking ahead to 2022 data and analytics – our strong Increasing collaboration and knowledge-sharing foundation 02.3 Sustainability risk management 02.4 Sustainable investing categories ESG data and methodologies need a proper interface In 2021, we established a new Sustainability to enable credible firmwide integration of ESG with 03 Methodologies and Analytics Working Group to efficient processing of proprietary models, high Active stewardship foster collaboration across the investment function democratisation of sustainability data, and consistent by increasing interaction between portfolio embedding of ESG data in our investment processes. 04 managers, and increasing transparency on ESG In 2022, we will develop our Sustainability Insights AllianzGI as a sustainable business data-related topics. The working group will help Engine tool, SusIE. The digital platform will use 05 the Sustainability Methodologies and Analytics state-of-the-art technology to facilitate mainstream Appendix team communicate and align interests on new access to a range of ESG data in one place for all sustainability approaches, methodologies and our investment experts, distribution colleagues, risk frameworks for all asset classes. The working group management teams and other stakeholders. SusIE meets monthly with representatives from equities, will be a key enabler of active investment decisions fixed income, multi asset and private markets along on sustainability across all asset classes, feeding with guests from risklab, Sustainability Research, all front-office tools with consistent ESG data. This Product Specialists, IT, Reporting, etc. The working will contribute to our differentiation, leveraging our group is part of our integration strategy, sharing expertise via a powerful proprietary engine that best practices and experience relating to ESG delivers added value to our clients. providers, providing updates on ESG data and systems, and discussing client feedback.