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The S&P Europe 350 ESG Index – The European Benchmark for ESG-Focused Investors
The S&P ESG Index Series is aimed toward those who are looking to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment products. These indices seek to provide benchmark-like returns by having the same broad industry group exposure as the underlying index while simultaneously offering an enhanced ESG profile. Within the European equities market,…
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The Rebalance of Power: Tesla, Walmart, & Disney Join the S&P 500 ESG Index, Facebook, Wells Fargo, & Costco Dropped
ESG momentum shows no signs of stopping, with sustainable fund assets nearing USD 2 trillion, following record inflows in Q1.1 Pressure on firms to perform in sustainability rankings has never been higher, as Wall Street’s hottest topic gets hotter still. But what firms benefit from all this heat? From the assets flowing into S&P 500®…
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Raising the Bar with the S&P 500 ESG Elite Index
Starting with the big question, what does ESG mean to investors and can S&P DJI help? Does it mean: Avoiding certain unethical or unsustainable business practices? Yes—S&P 500® Sustainability Screened Index Investing in clean energy? Yes—S&P Global Clean Energy Index Integrating ESG scores? Yes—S&P 500 ESG Index Can it mean combining best-in-class ESG scores and…
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How Deeper Data Impacts ESG Investing
What’s the material impact of the ESG data and scores on index construction and risk/return? Join S&P DJI’s Jaspreet Duhra, UBS Asset Management’s Andrew Walsh, and S&P Global’s Manjit Jus as they discuss the increasingly important role of market-leading ESG assessments. Watch Now: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/index-tv/article/how-deeper-data-impacts-esg-investing/
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The S&P/B3 Brazil ESG Index – Introducing Sustainable Investing in Brazil
The search for strategies that identify risks and growth opportunities with a motivation in sustainable investing has never been higher for emerging markets. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing provides a way for investors to go above and beyond traditional financial considerations by focusing on a variety of impactful topics relevant to corporations. These topics…
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Exploring New Tools for ESG Implementation in Australia
As modern ESG strategies built on core indices like the S&P/ASX 200 ESG Index arrive, advisors and asset managers are increasingly asking – How does ESG work in purpose-built portfolios? S&P DJI’s Stuart Magrath joins SSGA’s Meaghan Victor to discuss what ESG implementation looks like in practice. Learn more: www.spglobal.com/spdji/since-2000
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Bringing ESG to Australia’s Core
The launch of the S&P/ASX 200 ESG Index provides a transparent, rules-based foundation for market participants looking to reinforce their core while aligning investment objectives with their ESG values. S&P DJI’s Stuart Magrath joins SSGA’s Meaghan Victor to explore the data powering this innovative index and how its ESG framework influences risk/return. Learn More: www.spglobal.com/spdji/since-2000
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Who’s In? Who’s Out? Walmart & Twitter Dropped from the S&P 500 ESG Index, among Other Major Changes
After markets closed on April 30, 2020, the S&P 500® ESG Index underwent its second annual rebalance since it launched in January 2019. Last year, the rebalance resulted in some changes that hit the headlines—most notably, the removal of Facebook from the sustainable version of the iconic S&P 500. With markets currently in turmoil due…
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Two Birds, One Stone: How the S&P Paris-Aligned Climate Index Concept Meets the Proposed EU Climate Benchmark Regulation and the Recommendations of the TCFD
As the world continues to pump the gas on a one-way street toward catastrophic climate change, market actors are attempting to slow down the traffic by limiting global temperature rise to within 1.5°C since pre-industrial levels.[1] To date, climate-conscious investors have largely focused on reducing relative portfolio carbon exposure. However, divergent methodologies make fertile ground…
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The Rising Importance of ESG Data
The demand from investors for environment, social, and governance (ESG) data and ESG products has never been stronger. This has triggered a growing industry of ESG data providers in the market. It is vital for S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), when choosing ESG data providers who drive our ESG solutions to work with market-leading…
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