On May 21, 2019 Morningstar reported that S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched 22 new environmental, social and governance (ESG) versions of its main global equity indices, “with the company seeking to meet rising investor demand for such vehicles.
S&P Dow Jones Indices said the new series includes ESG versions of the S&P Global 1200, the S&P Europe 350 and the S&P Japan 500.
Some of S&P’s regional and country-specific large and midcap benchmarks covering the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific will also have an ESG version, it said.”
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