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![The sector bottleneck in carbon emissions reduction](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bottleneck-carbon-emissions-Blog_900x350.jpg)
A portfolio’s decarbonization becomes more difficult once an emissions reduction of 60% is achieved, as high-emissions sectors become depleted. Thereafter, the portfolio construction approach — whether exclusion or optimization — will make a difference to the resulting tracking error and size of the portfolio.
![Monthly Index News: June 2024](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/erm_06102021_intro-900x350.png)
US stocks rose in June as investors weighed the prospects for interest-rate cuts amid slowing inflation. European shares fell as results from the European Parliamentary elections increased political risk.
![What’s in a sustainability fund name? In Europe, increasing rigor](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Featured-ESMA-Blog_900x350.jpg)
As the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) tightens guidelines on fund names to mitigate greenwashing risks, fund managers face new challenges. In our latest report, we explore the implications of ESMA’s new rules on the use of terms like “ESG” and “sustainable” in fund names, and how these changes may impact both investment strategies and marketing practices.
![ISS STOXX indices use comprehensive framework to help investors address biodiversity challenges](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Comprehensive-framework-biodiversity-challenges-Blog_900x350.jpg)
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ISS STOXX indices use comprehensive framework to help investors address biodiversity challenges
The fight to preserve our nature’s systems is intensifying, presenting both additional risks and opportunities for investors. The ISS STOXX Biodiversity indices offer a multi-step framework to address biodiversity challenges while employing state-of-the-art datasets.
![STOXX extends EURO STOXX 50 ESG offering with dividend points index](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/EURO-STOXX-50-ESG-Div-Blog_900x350.jpg)
The DVP index tracks the gross cash dividends paid out in a year by constituents of the Eurozone’s sustainability benchmark. Dividend futures on the standard EURO STOXX 50 benchmark are a popular contract on Eurex both for hedging and directional strategies.
![Gerresheimer, Nordex among companies joining DAX ESG indices](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PO490_listing.jpg)
Changes were announced as part of the June regular review of the DAX 50 ESG, DAX 50 ESG+, DAX 30 ESG, DAX ESG Target, DAX ESG Screened, MDAX ESG+, MDAX ESG Screened and DAX indices.
![Monthly Index News: May 2024](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PO683-listing.jpg)
Stocks rose for the sixth month in seven in May, rebounding from losses in April, as investors continued to weigh the prospects for interest-rate cuts and amid higher-than-expected earnings reports.
![Monthly Index News: April 2024](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/infographicusethisplanningtooltohitthecompliancedeadlineforthesecderivativesrule_intro-900x350.png)
Stocks fell for the first month in six in April as US inflation data stoked investors’ concerns that interest rates in the world’s largest economy may not drop this year.
![Monthly Index News: March 2024](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/roofportfoliosq12021update_intro-900x350.png)
Stocks gained for a fifth straight month in March, lifting the STOXX® Global 1800 index to a new all-time high, as investors raised their estimates for global economic growth.
![Natural capital ‘wake-up call’: Understanding portfolios’ impact and dependencies on biodiversity](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/matt-walsh-iWlMkdR-lko-unsplash_900x350.jpg)
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Natural capital ‘wake-up call’: Understanding portfolios’ impact and dependencies on biodiversity
As biodiversity garners increased attention and data availability expands, understanding its effect on portfolios becomes paramount. In our first edition of Perspectives, we spotlight how ISS ESG’s innovative methodologies can help assess a portfolio’s impact and natural capital dependencies.
![Commerzbank, Kion among companies joining DAX ESG indices](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PO490_listing.jpg)
Changes were announced as part of the March regular review of the DAX 50 ESG, DAX 50 ESG+, DAX 30 ESG, DAX ESG Target, DAX ESG Screened, MDAX ESG+, MDAX ESG Screened and DAX indices.
![Infographic: How investors can integrate biodiversity into their financial strategies](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/668593321_900x350.jpg)
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Infographic: How investors can integrate biodiversity into their financial strategies
Biodiversity plays a vital role supporting life on Earth, while contributing over half of global GDP. Yet key species continue to be lost. This infographic shows how investors can integrate biodiversity into their investment strategies.