01 Our sustainability approach 02 Sustainable investing 03 Active stewardship 04 Corporate sustainability 05 Appendix 02.6 Sustainable investing categories Principle 7 SDG-aligned strategies Our SDG themes and the SDGs they support SDG-aligned strategies often adopt a thematic investment approach. We invest Financial inclusion in companies that exhibit a certain eg: SME financing level of contribution towards one or more of the UN SDGs. Our assessment Social inclusion is both quantitative and qualitative eg: social infrastructure and a quarterly report highlighting SDG contributions on an individual strategy level is available. The SDGs, Education established by the UN General Assembly eg: EdTech in 2015, consist of 17 distinct goals which serve as a global framework Health (innovation and promotion) and roadmap for action to achieve a eg: health access more sustainable and equitable future. For example, “food security” theme-based Food security investments address SDG 2 “Zero Hunger”. eg: sustainable agriculture Our approach applies a set of sustainable minimum exclusions as well as the E, Clean water S and G factors of investee companies eg: water supply being analysed. In addition, principle adverse impacts are analysed to avoid companies with poor ESG practices and Clean air/energy transition those that cause significant harm. eg: energy generation Clean land/circular economy eg: waste management Allianz Global Investors Sustainability and Stewardship Report 2022 52