Vanguard has launched the ESG Global All Cap ETF.
The ETF will track the FTSE Global All Cap Choice Index and will exclude companies involved in weapons, non-renewable energy, vice products and companies involved with controversies related to the UN Global Compact Principles.
The full screening criteria are:
• Non-renewable energy including nuclear power, fossil fuels;
• Vice products including adult entertainment, gambling, alcohol and tobacco products;
• Weapons including civilian, controversial, and military;
• Companies involved with controversies in relation to labour, human rights, environmental and anti-corruption standards, as defined by the United Nations Global Compact Principles.