ISS STOXX to acquire sustainability index provider, ECPI

Since its founding in 1997, ECPI has focused on translating sustainability themes into investable solutions that are based on proprietary research models. ECPI today assists both asset owners and asset managers in developing sustainable investment solutions that range from investable indices to sustainability portfolio screening. ECPI’s index family reflects one of the broadest offerings in the market that are also time-tested, given the firm launched its first index in 2001 and is a pioneer in the space. ECPI now offers more than 60 indices ranging from global benchmark to thematic, strategy, and hedged indices, with equity and fixed income sustainability indices used by institutional investors for index-based investment products, risk and return analysis, compliance with sustainability mandates, and to define an investment universe. Upon completion, STOXX Ltd. will become benchmark administrator for the full portfolio of ECPI Indices.

The addition of ECPI and its highly talented team of professionals underscores our continued commitment to delivering industry leading and differentiated sustainability index offerings to augment and strengthen our clients’ investment processes. As a global top 10 index provider, we’re pleased to be able to bring to a wider audience ECPI’s varied sustainability indices and broader offerings.

Axel Lomholt, General Manager, STOXX

ECPI’s sustainability solutions go beyond index offerings. Its proprietary research model focuses primarily on performance factors that determine issuers’ sustainability and intangible market value. ECPI research covers more than 6,800 issuers and maintains one of the world’s largest corporate sustainability databases. In addition, ECPI uses an objective, sector-based, best-practices approach to analyzing sustainability data of issuers with the objective of translating qualitative data into quantitative indicators, assigning to each issuer a score and a rating.

Product innovation and the ability to respond rapidly to client needs with tailor made solutions are at the heart of ECPI’s success and qualities we will significantly build on as part of ISS STOXX. The ECPI team is pleased to be a part of ISS STOXX, in furtherance of our shared objective of providing institutional investors with world-class and cutting-edge sustainability indices, ratings, data, and related offerings.

Lorenzo Pelizzola, VP, ECPI Index and ESG Research

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STOXX® and DAX® indices comprise a global and comprehensive family of more than 18,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices EURO STOXX 50®, STOXX® Europe 600 and DAX®, the portfolio of index solutions consists of total market, benchmark, blue-chip, sustainability, thematic and factor-based indices covering a complete set of world, regional and country markets. STOXX and DAX indices are licensed to more than 550 companies around the world for benchmarking purposes and as underlyings for ETFs, futures and options, structured products, and passively managed investment funds. STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation. 

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ISS STOXX GmbH, through its group companies, is a leading provider of comprehensive and data-centric research and technology solutions that help capital market participants identify investment opportunities, detect qualitative and quantitative portfolio company risks, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. With roots dating back to 1985, we today deliver world-class benchmark and custom indices across asset classes and geographies and serve as a premier source of independent corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence research, data, and related offerings. Our products and services give clients the scale and leverage they need to grow their business more effectively and efficiently. ISS STOXX, which is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group, is comprised of more than 3,800 professionals operating across 30 global locations in 20 countries. Its approximately 5,500 clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings, as well as companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS STOXX’s expertise to help them make informed decisions to benefit their stakeholders.  

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