S&P to develop EU climate index
S&P Dow Jones Indices will develop the S&P ESG Eurozone 60 Bund-SV Index for the German government.
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NZ exchange & S&P launch carbon indices
New Zealand’s Exchange has launched the country’s first carbon efficient indices in partnership with S&P Dow Jones Indices.
CME to launch S&P Europe 350 ESG futures
CME Group is to launch futures contracts in the E-mini S&P Europe 350 ESG Index.
Flows into ESG ETFs exceed others in Q1
Inflows into ESG exchange traded funds exceeded those of all other ETFs in Europe in Q1 2021.
S&P launches ESG Dividend Aristocrats Indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced the launch of five new Dividend Aristocrats Indices that incorporate ESG criteria.
Natixis report shows strong growth in ESG
A new survey by Natixis Investment Managers shows that 75% of professional investors are now implementing ESG strategies.
Only 25% of firms on target for climate goal
A report by Arabesque has found that only 25% of the world’s biggest companies are on course to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees by 2050.
State Street & Trucost in ESG partnership
State Street has announced a partnership with S&P Global Trucost to assess climate change risks and opportunities for State Street’s ESG services.
Fitch gives ESG vulnerability scores to utilities
Fitch Ratings has assigned ESG Vulnerability Scores to 100 utilities based in EMEA.
Citi adds ESG scores to Velocity Clarity
Citi has incorporated ESG scores into its securities services data platform, Citi VelocitySM Clarity.