On December 6, 2016 FTSE Russell celebrated the 15ht anniversary of the FTSE4Good Index by announcing the launch of a new FTSE4Good Emerging Markets Index and a FTSE4Good Emerging Latin America Index.
In a press release, the company states that “(s)ince launching FTSE4Good in 2001 sustainable investment models have moved from niche to norm.”
“Fifteen years ago the assessment was relatively simple but that has evolved into a much deeper and more sophisticated methodology. Since 2001, the ESG areas covered by the criteria have grown from just three Themes* at launch to 14 today. In turn, the number of indicators assessed has grown from around 40 to a model which now comprises over 300 data points, which are applied according to the industrial sectors and countries in which a company operates.”
You may read the press release on the FTSE Russell internet site.