The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) SDG Impact Standards for Enterprise is a practical guide and self-assessment tool aiming to provide a common language and a clear system to integrate SDGs into all business and investment decision-making processes, thus aiding the delivering progress of the UN-SDGs by 2030. 

The SDG Impact Standards are framed across four interconnected,  interdependent themes familiar to all businesses and investors — strategy, management approach, transparency, and governance. Instead of creating a new assessment tool, the standards focuses on leveraging existing frameworks and specifically deal with the classification, identification, and management of material sustainable development issues, so that the Enterprise can make the most significant impacts on important outcomes.

The Social Impact Investment Foundation (SIIF-UN) was launched with the full technical and resources to support the United Nations, international organizations, and other partners and agencies to achieve the 17 global sustainable development goals in the context of the UN's sustainable development agenda, and in particular the Social Impact Investing Initiative. The self-reporting questionnaire contents comply with ESG to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) adopted by global leaders and implemented locally. Furthermore, SIIF-UN is now cooperating with the United Nations Institute For Training and Research (UNITAR) to hold these awards.