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From Large Cap to All Cap: Introducing the S&P MidCap 400 ESG and S&P SmallCap 600 ESG Indices
Whoever said size doesn’t matter, wasn’t talking about ESG. For years, we’ve known that larger companies tend to fare better when it comes to sustainability.1 But thanks to the launch of the S&P MidCap 400® ESG Index and S&P SmallCap 600® ESG Index, that may be about to change. As per the S&P ESG Index Series Methodology, the indices aim to offer benchmark-like…
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Aligning Investment Objectives and ESG Values
S&P DJI’s Mona Naqvi discusses how the S&P 500 ESG Index could help investors maintain their ESG values without sacrificing performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Ti5gtbG0M Learn more here: https://beta.indexologyblog.com/2020/05/06/whos-in-whos-out-walmart-twitter-dropped-from-the-sp-500-esg-index-and-other-major-changes/
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Understanding the ESG Consequences of Factor-Based Investing: Part 2
In our previous blog, we looked at the S&P Factor Indices’ ESG exposures, showing that factor exposures can have an influence on ESG scores. In this blog, we’ll discuss these scores at the sector level and see how implementing an ESG or carbon reduction strategy on poorer ESG-performing factor indices can help investors…
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Understanding the ESG Consequences of Factor-Based Investing: Part 1
“Sustainable investing must go mainstream. Fortunately, the momentum is growing.” – Mark Carney Mark Carney’s statement underpins the sentiment of the investment community, where environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have entered the forefront of investors’ priorities. Whether factor indices have ESG principles integrated or not, understanding a factor’s influence on ESG characteristics,…
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