SDG Alignment Survey for BC Ventures

The Impact Investing Hub, a research and education hub at the University of Victoria, in collaboration with Innovate BC and InBC, are currently working on mapping impact ventures in British Columbia. More specifically, we are interested in exploring startups and SMEs’ alignment and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We have done a first round of assessment based on publicly available information from companies’ websites for a list of BC companies including yours. This survey intends to validate and compare our assessment with your own company’s assessment of its current or potential contribution to the SDGs. Results from this mapping exercise will be consolidated and shared publicly via various outlets, including Capital Compass BC, offering visibility for your company to a wide range of investors who are increasingly looking to identify impact ventures using the SDGs as a framework for selecting portfolio companies. This survey can be completed in 3-5 minutes max. Your participation in the survey is completely voluntary. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact Dr. Basma Majerbi at majerbi@uvic.ca.

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* 1. What is your company's name?

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* 2. Please provide your company's website below.

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* 3. Which specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) do you believe your company's products or services contribute to the most? (Select the top 3).

SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere

SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

SDG 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

SDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

SDG 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

SDG 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

No significant contribution to the any of the SDGs

Not sure

Not familiar with the SDGs

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* 4. How does your company measure and track its impact on the SDGs?

We have specific indicators and metrics in place

We have general qualitative assessment, but no specific indicators or metrics are tracked

We do not measure or track our company's impact on the SDGs

Not applicable

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* 5. How important do you think it is for businesses in your industry to align their activities with the SDGs?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 6. In your opinion, which of the following factors represent challenges or barriers for your company to identify and/or improve alignment with the SDGs? Select all that apply.

	Negligibly	Moderately low	Moderately	Moderately high	Significantly	N/A
Lack of awareness and expertise	Lack of awareness and expertise Negligibly	Lack of awareness and expertise Moderately low	Lack of awareness and expertise Moderately	Lack of awareness and expertise Moderately high	Lack of awareness and expertise Significantly	Lack of awareness and expertise N/A
Time and Resources	Time and Resources Negligibly	Time and Resources Moderately low	Time and Resources Moderately	Time and Resources Moderately high	Time and Resources Significantly	Time and Resources N/A
Data and Measurement	Data and Measurement Negligibly	Data and Measurement Moderately low	Data and Measurement Moderately	Data and Measurement Moderately high	Data and Measurement Significantly	Data and Measurement N/A
Regulatory and Policy Constraints	Regulatory and Policy Constraints Negligibly	Regulatory and Policy Constraints Moderately low	Regulatory and Policy Constraints Moderately	Regulatory and Policy Constraints Moderately high	Regulatory and Policy Constraints Significantly	Regulatory and Policy Constraints N/A
Inadequate Partnerships	Inadequate Partnerships Negligibly	Inadequate Partnerships Moderately low	Inadequate Partnerships Moderately	Inadequate Partnerships Moderately high	Inadequate Partnerships Significantly	Inadequate Partnerships N/A

Other (please specify)