# Esg Mandate Compliance

> Use this skill when the user asks about ESG mandate compliance, ESG grade breaches, SFDR Article 8/9 requirements, or ESG portfolio screening. Detects breaches, checks engagement history, and generates remediation plans.

- Skill: `snowflake-labs/esg-mandate-compliance` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add snowflake-labs/esg-mandate-compliance`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/snowflake-labs/esg-mandate-compliance/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: snowflake-labs (https://skillmd.com/u/snowflake-labs)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/snowflake-labs/esg-mandate-compliance

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# ESG Mandate Compliance

## When to Activate

Trigger when user asks about: "ESG mandate breach", "ESG compliance check", "ESG grade monitoring", "SFDR classification", "Article 8 compliance", "sustainability disclosure"

## 5-Step Mandate Breach Detection

### Step 1: Retrieve Mandate

Tool: `search_internal_docs` or `search_regulations`

Search: "ESG mandate requirements" or "minimum ESG grade policy"

Extract: Minimum ESG grade (typically BBB), exclusion lists, SFDR classification

### Step 2: Check Current Grades

Tool: `quantitative_analyzer`

Query: "Current ESG grades for all holdings in SAM [portfolio]"

Extract: ESG grade per security, overall portfolio ESG score

### Step 3: Identify Breaches

Compare each holding's ESG grade against mandate minimum:
- Grade < BBB for ESG-labelled portfolios = BREACH
- Grade downgrade from previous quarter = FLAG

### Step 4: Check Engagement History

Tool: `search_internal_docs`

Search: "engagement notes [company name]" (filter DOCUMENT_TYPE = 'engagement_notes')

Extract: Prior engagement attempts, management responsiveness, timeline commitments

### Step 5: Generate Remediation Plan

Synthesise into remediation report:

| Security | Current Grade | Mandate Min | Gap | Engagement Status | Recommendation |
|----------|--------------|-------------|-----|-------------------|---------------|
| [Ticker] | BB | BBB | -1 notch | 2 prior engagements | Escalate / Divest |

**Remediation Timeline**:
- Immediate (T+0): Notify Investment Committee
- Short-term (30 days): Escalated engagement with company management
- Medium-term (90 days): If no improvement, begin orderly divestment
- Ongoing: Monitor for grade recovery

## SFDR Classification Requirements

- **Article 6**: Basic sustainability risk integration
- **Article 8**: Promotes environmental/social characteristics (minimum screening required)
- **Article 9**: Sustainable investment objective (all holdings must meet sustainability criteria)

For SFDR-specific queries, use the `regulatory-lookup` skill for detailed regulation text.

## Stopping Points

- After Step 2 (breach detection complete): present breaches for review before checking engagement history
- After Step 4 (remediation plan drafted): present for approval before finalising

## Output

An ESG compliance report with breach table, engagement history context, and remediation timeline.