Triodos Investment Management and STOXX have launched the iSTOXX Triodos Developed Markets Impact Index.

The index has been developed to serve as a benchmark for institutional investors looking to integrate sustainability and social impact into their investments. Triodos says that while existing sustainable benchmarks can exclude investments that investors view as unwanted, like controversial weapons, tobacco, child labor or fossil fuels, they do not take positive or negative impact into account, making it hard for investors to steer on impact with their investment portfolio.

William de Vries, Director Impact Equities and Bonds at Triodos IM, says, “The iSTOXX Triodos Developed Markets Impact Index aims to be the leading broad impact benchmark, not only enabling institutional investors to effectively steer on impact but also to allocate their investments to specific UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also allows us to emphasise specific investment themes when constructing portfolios for our institutional clients.”

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