Summary
The ISS STOXX Developed World ESG Climbers Index selects securities from the STOXX Developed World universe that consistently improve their ESG performance, with standardized ESG exclusion screens applied for ISS ESG Norms Based Screening assessment, a set of definitions for Controversial Weapons, Tobacco, Thermal Coal, Unconventional Oil & Gas, Civilian Firearms and Military Equipment. The objective is to select such companies that are on trajectory to become ESG leaders in the future, based on whether their ISS ESG Corporate Ratings Overall Numeric Scores have improved at least 5 times over the past 5 years in case of new constituents and 3 times in case of existing constituents. The methodology also removes securities whose issuers are poor ESG performers, where their ISS ESG Corporate Ratings Overall Numeric Score is lower than 1.75. Securities whose issuers do not receive ESG Rating as of the effective review are also excluded.
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Top 10 Components
| VISA Inc. Cl A | US |
| Johnson & Johnson | US |
| ASML HLDG | NL |
| HSBC | GB |
| Stryker Corp. | US |
| CHUBB | US |
| Analog Devices Inc. | US |
| INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC | US |
| Lam Research Corp. | US |
| AMERICAN TOWER | US |