Scientific Beta

ETF Trends: "Environmental, social impact and governance (ESG) is continuing to permeate through the capital markets. Scientific Beta has announced that it is now providing an ESG option for all of its indices. (...) The ESG option excludes companies that fall severely short of global standards of responsible business conduct, deprive shareholders of voting rights or are involved in activities that conflict with global ESG norms or their objectives (anti-personnel landmines and cluster munitions, tobacco manufacturing, coal)."

ETF Trends 24/09/2019

"(...) Environmental, social impact and governance (ESG) is continuing to permeate through the capital markets. Scientific Beta has announced that it is now providing an ESG option for all of its indices. (...) The ESG option excludes companies that fall severely short of global standards of responsible business conduct, deprive shareholders of voting rights or are involved in activities that conflict with global ESG norms or their objectives (anti-personnel landmines and cluster munitions, tobacco manufacturing, coal). It also includes additional negative filters targeting companies facing critical controversies in the areas covered by the UN Global Compact, or involved in inhumane weapons or deriving significant revenues from tobacco distribution. (...)"