Ethos has launched two new sustainability indices for Swiss equities and for bonds denominated in Swiss francs.

The indices, calculated by SIX, comprise equities and bonds from companies/issuers and apply a sustainability filter to eliminate companies/issuers whose ESG practices are insufficient.

The Swiss Responsible Equity Index (SREI) is made up of companies included in the SPI index whose ESG rating provided by Ethos is A+, A- or B+ (on a scale from A+ to C).

The Swiss Responsible Bond Index (SRBI) consists solely of the components of the benchmark Swiss Bond Index AAA-BBB (corporate, sovereign or supranational bonds) with an ESG rating of at least A+, A- or B+ (on a scale from A+ to C).

Vincent Kaufmann, CEO of Ethos, said, “In 2017, together with SIX, we launched the first Swiss index dedicated to good corporate governance. Today, we are taking a new step forward with the aim of enabling investors to assess the ESG performance of their investments in relation to that of a benchmark index.”

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