Scientific Beta

ESG Investor: "Desjardins Global Asset Management (DGAM) has launched the Desjardins RI Emerging Markets – Low CO2 Index ETF. The fund will replicate the performance of the Scientific Beta Desjardins Emerging Markets RI Low Carbon index and will focus of large and mid-cap companies within that universe that are reducing their carbon intensity. The overall goal is “a significant reduction in the weighted average carbon intensity of the fund’s portfolio and ensuring that all constituent issuers meet pre-determined ESG standards,” said Nicolas Richard, CEO of DGAM. "

ESG Investor 19/03/2021

"(...) ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria. (...) Desjardins Global Asset Management (DGAM) has launched the Desjardins RI Emerging Markets – Low CO2 Index ETF. The fund will replicate the performance of the Scientific Beta Desjardins Emerging Markets RI Low Carbon index and will focus of large and mid-cap companies within that universe that are reducing their carbon intensity. The overall goal is “a significant reduction in the weighted average carbon intensity of the fund’s portfolio and ensuring that all constituent issuers meet pre-determined ESG standards,” said Nicolas Richard, CEO of DGAM. (...)"