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In its 25th anniversary, the EURO STOXX 50’s ecosystem continues to grow with a new fund that comes amid sustained demand for responsible investing strategies.
Changes were announced as part of the September regular review of the DAX 50 ESG, DAX 50 ESG+, DAX ESG Target, DAX ESG Screened, MDAX ESG+, MDAX ESG Screened and DAX indices.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Sustainability reporting regulation: midyear progress review by ISS ESG
ISS ESG takes stock of progress this year in new rules on corporate sustainability disclosure, with Europe at the center of action. The data, analytics and solutions provider concludes that regulation change is accelerating, raising reporting requirements for companies and investors alike.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Green efficient frontiers. Part 2: Practical considerations in constructing sustainability portfolios
On the surface, constructing a sustainable portfolio or index may seem relatively straightforward. After all, it’s just about excluding and reweighting – or is it?
Stocks fell in August amid softening economic data in Europe and China, and expectations that US interest rates may stay high for a long period.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Antonio Celeste on how investors should urgently mitigate against biodiversity loss
Antonio Celeste, Director for Sustainability Product Management at STOXX spoke to Climate Action about how investors should urgently mitigate against biodiversity loss.
As the sustainability landscape continues to grow and change, there is a pressing need for evolving data that helps investors to better understand the sustainability outcomes associated with their investments. The SDI AOP has set out to address this, with continuously growing datasets updated quarterly, to assess companies’ contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. James Leaton, Research Director of the SDI AOP, discusses the latest platform developments led by its asset-owner led community.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Video: The evolution of climate-focused investing in the indexing space
In this video, Saumya Mehrotra, Associate Principal of Index Product Management, shares her thoughts on the following: The evolution of climate-focused investing in the indexing space; How STOXX works with stakeholders including regulators to achieve robust climate solutions; STOXX’s industry-first corporate stewardship initiative
The SDGs are way behind schedule, but a September summit offers new hope for public-private sector alignment and progress. “The Summit is an opportunity for a reality check for all actors in the equation – governments, financial institutions, corporations, non-profits, academia, and consumers,” says Saumya Mehrotra, Associate Principal of Sustainability Product Management at Qontigo, a provider of risk, analytics and index solutions.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Passive ESG ETF inflows slowed in first half, but assets grew faster than non-ESG
Net flows into passively managed environmental, social and governance ETFs globally slowed in the first half of 2023 but still grew at a faster pace than passive non-ESG ETFs, according to a report by STOXX, a global index provider.
Stocks rose in July amid signs that global inflation is easing and that the US economy may avoid a recession.
Index | Thematic Investing
Unveiling the biodiversity paradigm: an emerging risk frontier for portfolios
At a recent IPE webinar, experts from STOXX, ISS ESG and DWS discussed how biodiversity impact is becoming a new risk consideration for portfolio managers amid tightening regulation and client demand. Participants also examined the new ISS STOXX Biodiversity indices as a framework to tackle nature-related risks and opportunities.