The FNG-Label is the quality standard for sustainable investment funds in German-speaking region. The holistic methodology of the FNG-Label is based on a minimum standard. This includes transparency criteria and the consideration of labor and human rights, environmental protection and anti-corruption, as summarized in the globally recognized UN Global Compact.

Together with the academic non-profit association F.I.R.S.T., the research entity AIR takes over the independent review and assessment work for the FNG-Label from the University of Hamburg’s Research Group on Sustainable Finance. The Qualitätssicherungsgesellschaft Nachhaltiger Geldanlagen (QNG) is in charge, particularly for the coordination, the award and the marketing.