ESG & Sustainability

Saumya Mehrotra, from STOXX’s Index Product Management team, recently talked to the Index Industry Association (IIA) for their ‘Index Minutes’ video series. She described the basics and the evolution of sustainability indices, and explained why index providers are at the core of sustainable investing.

In June, stocks closed their strongest calendar quarter since December 2020, with US shares topping their February record, as earnings optimism outweighed geopolitical concerns and trade tensions. European stocks fell, paring their year-to-date advantage.

On July 25, 2019, UBS listed the first ETF on the EURO STOXX 50 ESG, the sustainable version of the flagship EURO STOXX 50. Six years later, having undergone methodology updates and attracted more than EUR 2 billion in assets, the ETF continues to cement its presence in Europe’s responsible portfolios.

In this Perspectives report, we look at alternative indicators that can diagnose a company’s position toward certain processes that regulate Earth’s systems. We then run the STOXX® Europe 600 index through some of those metrics to better understand the standing of European companies on such aspects.

From portfolio decarbonization to net-zero alignment with sector-specific models, STOXX’s suite of Climate indices offers investors the right strategy for each need.

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.

Stocks jumped the most in 1½ years in May after the US and China agreed to pause import tariffs as both nations negotiate a reduction in trade costs. European stocks extended this year’s rally on expectations the region may be spared the worst effects of increased export duties to the US.

The new indices expand STOXX’s presence in the fixed income segment and strengthen its collaboration with ICE, which already provides pricing and reference data for calculation and reporting of STOXX’s eb.rexx bond indices.

STOXX Ltd. today announced its collaboration with Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, to support a suite of fixed income climate indices launched on June 2.

Antonio Celeste, Head of Sustainability, Index Product Management at STOXX, explains in an interview with Asset TV how the indices hand investors the tools and advanced data to build portfolios.

A weaker US dollar helped stocks recover in April, but extended this year’s losses for euro-based investors.

Stocks had their worst month since September 2023 in March, as investors fretted about the outlook for US economic growth, inflation and international trade. US stocks paced the retreat.