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Client Overview
The client is one of the world’s largest investment management firms based out of Scotland. The client has been integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into its investment process since the 1990s, and by putting ESG factors at the heart of the investment process, they firmly believe that they can generate better outcomes for their clients.
Business Challenge Faced By The Client
Clients Requirements
Key Business requirements to outline the solution architecture and recommendations to support the client’s ESG integration.
Mindtree Solution Approach
- Mindtree performed domain-led data consulting to assess the ESG data (carbon footprint, greenhouse gas emission) modelling in the enterprise data lake.
- Designed the architecture to master external (vendor) and strategic ESG datasets in data lake along with regular security data.
- Building the API framework for end-user ESG data consumption to generate ESG analytics, sales, distribution and other investment functions.
Solution Highlights
- ESG analytics solution architecture planned in phases. Carbon footprint integration in phase -1 and other ESG factors in phase -2 and 3.
- Parallel development of API framework for end-user data consumptions and designing data cataloging, mastering approach in the enterprise data lake.
Business Benefits
- The platform delivered the responsible alpha by embedding ESG factors in the client’s investment model.
- Delivered end-to-end ESG integrated investment, products (funds) and distribution strategy allowing asset management firm to remain competitive in market.
- Aligned ESG framework with – TCFD, SASB, EU - non-financial reporting directive (NFRD), taxonomy regulations, and nurtured ESG investing capabilities.
