Scientific Beta

ETF Stream: "Scientific Beta says offering the screener to investors enables them to reduce the risk of being caught out by this transition. In May this year, Scientific Beta said a third of assets replicating its smart factor indices already apply an environmental, social and governance (ESG) filter following the launch of two low carbon indices."

ETF Stream 17/09/2019

"(...) Scientific Beta, the smart beta index provider, has introduced the option of a low carbon filter for all its flagship multi-smart-factor indices. The low carbon option filters out companies with high carbon emissions which reduces the indirect contribution to climate change of investments and encourages the transition to a low carbon economy. Scientific Beta says offering the screener to investors enables them to reduce the risk of being caught out by this transition. In May this year, Scientific Beta said a third of assets replicating its smart factor indices already apply an environmental, social and governance (ESG) filter following the launch of two low carbon indices. (...)"