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![Podcast: Index tracking does not equal passive](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/esg-indices-enhansing-profile-intro-e1600863112643-900x350.jpg)
Arun Singhal, joined The Podfolio podcast to discuss index investing, and the emergence of smart beta strategies that blur the line between active and passive approaches.
![Aurubis, K+S to join DAX 50 ESG index; Daimler Truck enters DAX ESG Target](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/changes-to-Dax-ESG-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Aurubis, K+S to join DAX 50 ESG index; Daimler Truck enters DAX ESG Target
Changes were announced as part of the March regular review for the DAX 50 ESG, DAX ESG Target and DAX indices.
![Q&A with Equileap: ‘women’s rights lagging within ESG evolution’](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/womens-day-2022-intro-900x350.jpg)
There is growing interest in the social pillar of ESG, especially on gender balance – a criterion often overlooked by responsible investors. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we talked to Equileap’s Diana van Maasdijk about how gender equality is being integrated into portfolios, and why progress on this front is so slow.
![New index designed for MUMSS targets Japan’s best performers in the low-carbon transition](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Tokyo-Low-Carbon-Risk-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
New index designed for MUMSS targets Japan’s best performers in the low-carbon transition
The iSTOXX MUTB Japan Low Carbon Risk 30 Index tracks those Japanese companies with the best profile in terms of carbon emissions and carbon risk management, and additionally screens for quality characteristics including high profitability. The index, which expands STOXX’s collaboration with Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB), will underlie an ETN to be listed by Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (MUMSS) in Tokyo.
![Japan-focused low carbon STOXX index licensed to Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/asia-street-intro-image-900x350.jpg)
Index | Index / ETFs
Japan-focused low carbon STOXX index licensed to Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
Qontigo has licensed the iSTOXX MUTB Japan Low Carbon Risk 30 Index to Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (MUMSS).
![Monthly Index News: February 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/risktakingpaidoffin2020_intro_small-900x350.jpg)
Stocks fell in February as the military conflict in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on Russia prompted investors to sell shares in all industries except basic-resources and energy companies.
![New thematic index tracks US companies caring for world’s oceans](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/shutterstock_513361699-900x350.jpg)
The iSTOXX® USA Ocean Care 40 Index follows on the success of the EURO iSTOXX® Ocean Care 40 Index and tracks companies whose operations and programs are helping stem the degradation of the world’s water bodies, marine ecosystems and the environment.
![Monthly Index News: January 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/abstract-lines-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks tumbled last month, posting their weakest showing since March 2020 and the worst January since 2016, as investors assessed the potential impact of higher US interest rates.
![Europe’s SFDR: A challenge worth meeting](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EU-flag-SFDR-intro-900x350.jpg)
It appears onerous and sometimes confusing, but the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) aims to enhance and protect participation in sustainable investments — a cause well worth the trouble.
![APG, BlackRock and the SDI AOP: Ways to align portfolios with the UN SDGs](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/UN_SDG-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
APG, BlackRock and the SDI AOP: Ways to align portfolios with the UN SDGs
Aligning portfolios with the UN Sustainable Development Goals is a fast-growing segment of responsible investing (RI), one with a different profile and outcome to ESG or climate considerations. A recent webinar explored how investors can employ the SDGs for portfolio management, index construction, reporting and more, using the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP).
![Ossiam’s Lacroix: Maximizing the benefits of an ESG index strategy with an equal-weight approach](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/PO491-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Index / ETFs
Ossiam’s Lacroix: Maximizing the benefits of an ESG index strategy with an equal-weight approach
We talk to Paul Lacroix, Ossiam’s Head of Structuring, about the switch of index underlying the Ossiam STOXX® Europe 600 Equal Weight NR ETF, and why an equal-weighted ESG strategy can boost both the ESG profile and price returns of a portfolio.
![An ‘impossible product’? Comparing Europe’s dissonant ESG fund labels](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ecolabels-intro-900x350.jpg)
Fund issuers seeking to design sustainable-investment products to be distributed across European markets face an uphill struggle because of widely diverging national and regional frameworks. A new Qontigo whitepaper highlights the intricacy of Europe’s ESG labeling landscape and provides some recommendations that may help overcome its pitfalls.