A Portfolio Working Towards Achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
The portfolio consists of companies working towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
The following are the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and key company outputs for our portfolio companies. For every potential investment, we review how that company maps to the ecosystem of UN SDGs. Once we invest in a company, we ask that company to track specific impact related outputs tied to those UN SDGs.
1. NO POVERTY
Savings for low-income households:
- Acorns
- Du Xiaoman
- CD Finance
- Varo Money
Earnings for farmers and low-income communities:
- Cellulant
- Dodla Dairy
- Pearl Dairy
2. ZERO HUNGER
Food spending for low- income households:
- Cellulant
3. GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Patients treated:
- Allogene
- C3.ai
- Ceribell
- Dharma
- RefleXion
- ViaCyte
- Viewpoint
Lifesaving deliveries:
- Zipline
Increase in milk consumption:
- Pearl Dairy
4. QUALITY EDUCATION
Students educated:
- Digital House
- DreamBox Learning
- Du Xiaoman
- EverFi
- InStride
- Renaissance Learning
5. GENDER EQUALITY
Students educated through our sexual assault prevention course:
- EverFi
Female students educated:
- DreamBox Learning
- Renaissance Learning
6. CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
7. AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
CO2 emissions averted and energy savings for low-income households or organizations:
- C3.ai
- CLEAResult
- Fourth Partner Energy
8. DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Incremental earnings for low-income households from job training:
- Digital House
- Du Xiaoman
Wages and training for local communities:
- Wilderness Holdings
9. INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Energy production from sustainable, resilient infrastructure:
- Fourth Partner Energy
10. REDUCED INEQUALITIES
Financial inclusion for low-income households:
- CD Finance
- Cellulant
- Du Xiaoman
11. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
Conservation of land to protect natural heritage:
- Wilderness Holdings
Solar energy production:
- Fourth Partner Energy
12. RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
Reduction in energy use through energy efficiency:
- C3.ai
- CLEAResult
Conservation of land for sustainable tourism:
- Wilderness Holdings
13. CLIMATE ACTION
CO2 emissions averted:
- C3.ai
- CLEAResult
- Fourth Partner Energy
- Wilderness Holdings
14. LIFE BELOW WATER
15. LIFE ON LAND
Sustainable conservation of land:
- Wilderness Holdings
16. PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
Reduction in corruption and waste in government services:
- Cellulant
- Dodla Dairy
- Pearl Dairy
17. PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
Note: (1) Chart depicts Rise investments over $5 million. If including all Rise portfolio companies, WIST (Drinkwell) would fall under Clean Water and Sanitation, and Sling Therapeutics would fall under Good Health and Well-being. (2) Many Rise companies are working on multiple SDGs, as we have occasionally found them to be difficult to differentiate; we have highlighted only the SDGs that align most closely with the primary mission and impact pathways of companies.