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![Germany’s LBBW licenses STOXX global Paris-aligned decrement index for structured products](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PO520-LBBW-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Germany’s LBBW licenses STOXX global Paris-aligned decrement index for structured products
The iSTOXX® Global Climate Change ESG NR Decrement 4.5% offers exposure to a portfolio on a decarbonization pathway and is compliant with the European Union Climate Benchmarks regulation.
![Investments in SFDR Art. 9 funds grow in first quarter despite market drop](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PO521-2-original-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Investments in SFDR Art. 9 funds grow in first quarter despite market drop
One year after the introduction of Europe’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, SFDR Arts. 8 and 9 funds increased their combined share of total European fund assets to 45.6%.
![Climate Transition Indices – A risk profile analysis](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PO517-intro-900x350.jpg)
A new Qontigo whitepaper analyzes the risk characteristics and factor exposures of the STOXX Willis Towers Watson Climate Transition Indices (CTIs). The study helps investors understand the implications of a portfolio that is aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement and that manages the risks and opportunities from moving to a low-carbon economy.
![IIA’s Rick Redding: ‘Indices continue to evolve; their core benefits remain’](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PO515-Rick-Redding-intro-900x350.jpg)
The Index Industry Association (IIA) provides education and advocacy on behalf of independent index providers worldwide, CEO Rick Redding explains to Qontigo’s blog. With the transformation of the role and shape of indices in full swing, he sees huge possibilities for the industry and for investors ahead – as well as key challenges.
![Amundi switches ETF index to STOXX Europe 600 ESG Broad Market](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Amundi-index-switch-intro-900x350.jpg)
The newly named AMUNDI STOXX EUROPE 600 ESG UCITS ETF DR fund meets increasing client demand for responsible-investing principles and will be classified as Article 8 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
![Q&A with SILEX: Ocean Care indices as targeted sustainability strategy for structured products](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/PO494-Ocean-Care-USA-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
Q&A with SILEX: Ocean Care indices as targeted sustainability strategy for structured products
As the EURO iSTOXX Ocean Care 40 is named Index of the Year by SRP, we dive deeper into the drivers behind the launch of the thematic index. We talk to Céline Jaquelin, responsible for French Institutional Clients at SILEX, Qontigo’s partner in the design of the Ocean Care indices.
![Webinar: ESG fund labeling — ‘friend or foe’ of the sustainability transition?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ecolabels-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Webinar: ESG fund labeling — ‘friend or foe’ of the sustainability transition?
On February 24, Qontigo and Responsible Investor hosted a webinar to discuss the state of play in Europe’s ESG fund labeling landscape. A panel of experts analyzed the aims of the labels, their intersection with broader European regulation, and what it all means for the ultimate goal of achieving a more sustainable economy.
![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.
![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.