Sustainable Investment indices

Browse our sustainable investment indices, designed to help you implement a sustainable investment view in an ever-changing world.

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    Sustainable investment index solutions

    Our Sustainable Investment index solutions are designed to meet investors’ diverse sustainability needs and objectives across asset classes. We provide both next-generation and long-serving sustainable investment indices to help clients integrate their sustainability views into their investment strategies.

    Our flagship index solutions include the FTSE TPI Climate Transition Index Series, the FTSE4Good Index Series, the FTSE EU Climate Benchmark Index Series, the FTSE Environmental Markets Index Series, and the FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series. Our flagship fixed income rage includes the FTSE Climate Risk-Adjusted Government Bond Index Series, the FTSE Fixed Income EU Climate Benchmarks Index Series, the FTSE Impact Bond Index Series and more.

    Our market leading custom index solutions and Smart Sustainability capabilities help clients implement their individual investment strategies with even greater precision.

    For more information about our related Sustainable Investment data solutions, please visit Sustainable Investment Data.

    To encourage greater transparency and comparability across its ESG benchmarks, FTSE Russell publishes key metrics across several dimensions.  To find out more visit ESG Metrics.

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    The FTSE Russell sustainable investment index framework explained through the lens of the investor objective

    FTSE Russell Climate Indices

    Accelerate to a green economy Transition to a low carbon economy Align with regulatory objectives
    Build investment strategies with exposure to the green opportunities generated by climate changes Seek exposure in your investment strategy to securities that might prevail in a low carbon economy, based on past and forward looking trends Align your investment strategy with climate regulation, reporting and policy developments
    FTSE Environmental Markets  ·  Equity FTSE TPI Climate Transition  ·  Equity

    FTSE EU Climate Benchmarks including PAB & CTB  ·  Equity

    FTSE Russell ESG Indices

    Select investments Integrate ESG investment strategy                     Align with regulatory objectives
    Build investment strategies based on
    your specific exclusions/inclusions needs    		 Includes ESG criteria in your investment strategy Align your investment strategy with regulations and
    policies that have ESG/sustainable objectives
    FTSE4Good  ·  Equity Russell US ESG  ·  Equity

    FTSE Euro Credit SDG-Aligned Bond (custom)  ·  Fixed Income

    Benefits

    Sustainable investment has become a critical part of mainstream investment thinking. With 20 years of experience at the epicentre of sustainability, FTSE Russell has helped to shape the global investment landscape, working alongside a range of stakeholders from investors to regulators, corporates, and industry associations.

    We combine expert data capabilities and a multidisciplinary team of thought leaders to drive innovation in a changing world, helping investors to seize new opportunities with forward-thinking indices.

    The future of investment is sustainable investment.As sustainable investment goes mainstream.Investors are turning to FTSE Russell.We've been leaders in the sustainable investment space for more than 20 years.Partnering with clients, partnering with regulators,partnering with industry associations.Our indices are built with credible ESG and climate data.Next generation, forward looking metrics and thought leadership research.These indices are enablingsustainable growth through established multi asset class solutions.The future of investment is sustainable investment.

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    Research and Insights

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    As sustainable investment matures and mainstreams, how are the challenges evolving?

    Sustainable investment is becoming a more conventional investment strategy. But this mainstreaming brings new challenges: sustainable investment products and approaches are now becoming subject to more conventional types of investor scrutiny, around strategies, methodologies and risk and return. 
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    Sustainable investment: regulation, data and passive strategies

    Our eighth annual Sustainable Investment Asset Owner report explores trends in sustainable investment adoption while revealing many asset owner’s priorities, concerns and approaches to key risks and opportunities. Learn more in this insight.
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    Research

    Sustainable Investment Insights - October 2024

    Discover key insights on sustainable investments and understand how SI performed in different historical market cycles. Read our October report.

    Index resources

    Resources for Sustainable Investment indices

    Factsheets

    Browse our Index Factsheets to view index performance and characteristics. These are market-cap weighted and categorised by region.

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    Index Announcements

    Full versions of Index Announcements are available to subscribed users on the Research Portal. 

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    Index Resources

    Access a range of Index Resources that are designed to help you explore, use, and understand our global benchmarks across asset classes.

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    Featured solutions for sustainable investing

    Investors are looking to make informed decisions about how they incorporate sustainability into their future investment strategies.

    Sustainable Investment Indices

    See the full range of ESG and Climate indices.

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    Sustainable Investment Data

    Explore the data and tools to understand underlying sustainable investment risks and opportunities.

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    Sustainable Investment Analytics by Yield Book

    Providing a single integrated solution for sustainable and responsible investment analytics across the fixed income universe.

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    Shaping future decisions on climate investing

    Climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy are key investment risks and opportunities of our times.

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    Bringing sustainable investment mainstream

    Sustainability is no longer a niche sector, it is the foundation of investment thinking.

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    Regulation for sustainable investment

    Regulation is playing a key role in helping to shape sustainable investment strategies.

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    Case studies for Sustainable Investment solutions

    Democracy-screened ESG emerging market government bond indices

    FTSE Russell partnered with Swiss Federal Pension Fund PUBLICA to design a democracy filter for its ESG emerging market sovereign bond universe.
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    A reference index for China's offshore green bond market

    We helped PAAMC (HK) benchmark the returns of the Chinese and Asian investment grade offshore green bond market.
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    Balancing equity factors and sustainability targets

    The FTSE Developed Eurozone Low Carbon Comprehensive Equal Factor index offers equal risk exposure to give equity factors, reduced fossil fuel reserves and carbon emissions.
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    Investing for Asia’s low-carbon transition

    CSOP Asset Management chose the FTSE Russell to help clients benefit from the growing trend towards low-carbon investments in Asia-Pacific.
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    Investing sustainably with a custom credit index

    Find out how Pensioenfonds aligned their credit portfolio with four SDGs.
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    A multi-asset, green investment approach

    Aberdeen Standard Investments used FTSE Russell’s Green Revenues data to identify investment opportunities and support regulatory reporting.
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    Addressing climate change through ESG integration

    Using the Transition Pathway Initiative to help investors' need for a practical, easy to use tool for assessing companies’ preparedness.
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    Supporting the climate transition

    The Church of England Pensions Board uses the FTSE TPI Climate Transition Index to capture companies’ readiness for the low-carbon economy.
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    ESG integration into Japan’s passive investments

    The FTSE Blossom Japan Index was developed with input from the Government Pension Investment Fund in Japan for their first passive investment to track an ESG index.
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    Minimising risk while pursuing returns in a sustainable manner

    Pensioenfonds Detailhandel partnered with FTSE Russell to create a unique SDG aligned index to help make the entire portfolio sustainable in a way that aligns with the ESG themes and SDGs its members find important.
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