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This Disclosure score includes 17 UN SDGs including: 'Quality Education', 'Responsible Production & Consumption' and 'Life on Land'. This SDG assessment for Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC indicates the company's reporting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Detailed Sustainability assessment of Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC are reached by signing in.
Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC in the UK Investment Trusts industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 1.3; made up of an environmental score of 0.0, social score of 1.3 and governance score of 2.7.
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Peer Group Comparison
Rank | Company | SDG Transparency Score ⓘ | Performance |
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1 | CD Equity Fund I Pvt | 8.0 | High |
1 | Capital Management and Investment Ltd | 8.0 | High |
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193 | New Star Investment Trust PLC | 1.6 | Low |
193 | NAOS Emerging Opportunities Company Ltd | 1.6 | Low |
198 | Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC | 1.3 | Low |
198 | Blackrock Greater Europe Investment Trust PLC | 1.3 | Low |
198 | Harvest Capital Management Public Ltd | 1.3 | Low |
236 | Warba Capital Holding Co KSC | 0.0 | Low |
236 | Xingquan Hexing 2 Years Closed Operation Hybrid Securities Investment Fund LOF | 0.0 | Low |
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Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC operates as an investment trust that invests in a portfolio of smaller companies in Japan, Asia, and Australasia. The trust invests in companies operating in various sectors, including auto components; beverages; chemicals; commercial banks; containers and packaging; diversified financial services; food and staples retailing; hotels, restaurants, and leisure; industrial conglomerates; multiline retail; paper and forest products; real estate; and transportation infrastructure. The company was formerly known as Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC. Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited serves as the manager of the trust. Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC was founded in 1995 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.