iSTOXX^® L&G Developed Europe ex UK Quality

The STOXX Global ESG Social Leaders index offers a representation of the leading global companies in terms of social criteria, based on ESG indicators provided by Sustainalytics. Together with the STOXX Global ESG Environmental Leaders and the STOXX Global ESG Governance Leaders indices, the index forms the STOXX Global ESG Leaders index.

Companies that are non-compliant based on the Sustainalytics’ Global Standards Screening assessment or are involved in controversial weapons are not eligible for selection. Additional exclusion filters are applied, screening companies for involvement in tobacco production and distribution, thermal coal extraction and power generation, small arms manufacturing, military contracting, unconventional oil and gas exploration and production, and ESG Controversies.

Index Guides, Benchmark statement, and other reports are available under the Data tab.

The EURO STOXX ESG-X Select Dividend 30 index is derived from the EURO STOXX ESG-X index and selects 30 stocks which represent the highest-yielding stocks relative to their home markets in the respective benchmark index. The EURO STOXX ESG-X Index applies standardized ESG exclusion screens for Norms-based screening, Controversial Weapons, Thermal Coal and Tobacco Producers, with the aim of taking responsible investment criteria into account.

This index applies screens in alignment with the ESMA guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms, which include controversial weapons, Tobacco, Coal (>1%), Oil fuels (>10%), Gaseous fuels (>50%/ Power generation), UNGC principles / OECD guidelines.Per the ESMA guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms, this index meets an 80% threshold linked to the proportion of investments used to meet environmental or social characteristic or sustainable investment objectives in accordance with the binding elements of the investment strategy.

Index Guides, Benchmark statement, and other reports are available under the Data tab.