FTSE Russell Launches ESG Version of Flagship FTSE 100 Index

Index provider FTSE Russell announced today the launch of the FTSE UK ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More Risk-Adjusted Index Series, rolling out a suite ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More adjusted variants of its flagship indices, including the FTSE 100, which tracks the largest 100 LSE-listed companies by market capitalization, as well as the FTSE 250, FTSE 350, and FTSE All-Share indices.

In a statement announcing the new indices, FTSE Russell said that the launch marks a “starting point for incorporating key ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More considerations into the flagship UK Series,” providing investors with exposure to broad ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More improvements while balancing index characteristics such as risk and return and tracking error.

Aled Jones, Head of Sustainable Investment Solutions at FTSE Russell said:

“Our aim with this launch is to fulfil client need in our ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More index product range, whilst also providing a straightforward ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More adjusted version of the flagship UK equity benchmark series, to support the growing range of implementation requirements that we see across our customer base.”

The series uses the FTSE Russell Target Exposure methodology to measure ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More performance, excluding companies involved in controversial weapons, thermal coal production, energy generation based on thermal coal, Arctic oil and gas exploration, oil sands and shale energy extraction and production, tobacco production and retail, and controversial conduct.

Key features of the new indices include a targeted 50% reduction in fossil fuel reserve exposure, as well as a 50% reduction in carbon emissions intensity, as well as an ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More score improvement target of 5% above aggregate benchmark FTSE’s ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More scores. FTSE Russell notes that UK companies generally achieve comparatively high ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More scores.

Arne Staal, CEO of FTSE Russell, said:

“We have created the FTSE UK ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More Risk-Adjusted Index Series to further increase the options for clients incorporating ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More and Climate objectives into UK equity portfolios. This launch, while continuing to expand our multi-asset ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More and climate index range, is also our first ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. More adjusted version of the FTSE 100, and something our customers have been asking for.”

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