# About

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## In January 2020 at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance was launched as a multi-member initiative to focus on improving ESG Data to support a sustainable future.


## What is the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance?

The Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (FoSDA) is a multi-member alliance formed to address the environmental crisis and sustainability issues from a data perspective and foster collaboration in financial markets.


## Our Mission to Accelerate Data Accessibility

FoSDA members are united by the belief that investors and regulators across the globe need reliable, decision-ready data to confidently invest in sustainable economic activities. The FoSDA mission is to identify and accelerate the reliable, actionable environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and related technology that is needed for improved investor decision making on the global journey to sustainable development.


## Meet the Alliance

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## Our Purpose

There is now global acknowledgement that the climate crisis is a real and immediate threat, climate concerns as well as broader environmental and social considerations need to start moving into mainstream risk assessment and opportunity analysis. Capital markets are not understanding and integrating material sustainability considerations into their investment decisions, often resulting in capital being allocated to inefficient and even environmentally or socially damaging projects and assets. FoSDA has been formed to address this urgent situation from a data perspective and foster collaboration in the ecosystem.


## A Few Words from our Members

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### Get involved today

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