Solactive Announces the release of its Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

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  • 16.07.2019 10:08 am

Solactive announces the release of its Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series, a range of indices tracking various regional segments of the global stock market including only companies fulfilling ambitious absolute ESG performance requirements.

These companies, categorized as “Prime” by ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), achieve or exceed the sector-specific performance requirements defined by ISS based on the ESG risk exposure and impact of their respective business model and value chain (absolute best-in-class approach).

Including benchmarks for global, emerging and developed markets, as well as the USA and Europe, the Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series covers five important regions initially. Based on the Solactive Global Benchmark Series (GBS) and a consistent methodology framework, customized extensions to the series focusing on specific countries, regions, or sectors may be added efficiently upon request.   

Timo Pfeiffer, Head of Research at Solactive, comments: “After launching our first set of broad, exclusion-based ESG-benchmarks in February, we are now pleased to extend our range and offer clients yet another alternative in that space, this time focusing on the ‘best of the best’ in terms of overall ESG performance by combining exclusions with a rigorous, absolute best-in-class approach.”

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