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Introducing the First Global Voluntary Carbon Market Index
The S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted is the first-to-market benchmark for the current performance of global voluntary carbon futures markets. The index is designed to track the CBL Nature-Based Global Emissions Offset (NGO) futures, underpinned by the Verified Carbon Standard registry, and the CBL Global Emissions Offset (GEO) futures, allowing delivery from CORSIA-eligible…
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The S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats Index Series: One Year Later
Dividends have historically provided a significant source of returns. A recent blog stated dividends have become an important source of household income for U.S. investors and accounted for 7.3% of personal income as of Q1 2022, climbing from 3.2% in 1980. Over the same period, interest income has declined in share from 16.2% to 9.2%….
Data Driving the Weights within the S&P 500 Net Zero 2050 Paris-Aligned ESG Index
The World Meteorological Organization estimates that there is a 50% chance that global warming will exceed 1.5°C before 2026.1 The International Panel on Climate Change has warned that time is running out—climate change is no longer a problem for the future, and its associated physical risks are materializing more evidently.2 The world may need to…
Rebalancing Report: The S&P/ASX 200 ESG Index
The S&P/ASX 200 ESG Index recently underwent its annual rebalancing, and it was the first rebalance following the recent changes to the S&P ESG Index Series Methodology. As a result, 14 companies were added to the index and 23 companies were removed, with some high-profile names on the move. In this blog, we’ll discuss the…
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Introducing the S&P 500 ESG Dividend Aristocrats Index
Investors are increasingly aspiring to align their investment objectives with their personal and societal values. At the same time, dividends are at the top of investors’ minds, as monetary policies tighten globally and volatility in the financial markets increases. In light of these trends, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) recently launched the S&P 500®…
Introducing the S&P 500 ESG Leaders Index
Look under the hood of an innovative, best-in-class ESG index, designed to track S&P 500 constituents with higher sustainability credentials based on exclusions and market-leading ESG scores.
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First Rebalance: The S&P/BVL Peru General ESG Index
Just over four months after its launch (on Nov. 8, 2021), the S&P/BVL Peru General ESG Index experienced its first annual rebalancing, effective after the market close on the last business day of April 2022. The S&P/BVL Peru General ESG Index is the first index of its kind in the Peruvian market, measuring the performance…
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Bringing Transparency to Green Bonds
As the global green bond market continues to grow, how are indices helping investors assess greenium and the potential opportunity set? S&P DJI’s Brian Luke joins VanEck’s Bill Sokol and Phil Kirouac for a closer look at how indexing works for green bonds.
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Emerging Market-Listed Companies Enter the S&P Global Clean Energy Index
In October 2021, the S&P Global Clean Energy Index implemented most of the items addressed in the August 2021 consultation, which improved transparency, reduced the index’s carbon footprint and better aligned the index methodology with market trends.1 The latest rebalance (effective April 25, 2022), was a continuation of that consultation, with a focus on diversification…
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The (Re)Balancing Act of the S&P 500 ESG Index
It is that time of year yet again: the seasons are changing, spring is in the air and the S&P 500® ESG Index has undergone its fourth annual rebalance. Just as it has in years past, the changes of the 2022 rebalance reflect the delicate balancing act of providing for broad-based market exposure but with…
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