iShares has launched two sustainable equity ETFs on the London Stock Exchange to address demand for investments meeting environmental, social and governance criteria.
The issuer claims the iShares Dow Jones Global Sustainability Screened fund and the Dow Jones Europe Sustainability Screened fund are the first London-listed ETFs to provide regional access to the sustainable sector. The funds are physically-replicated products, investing in the stocks constituting the underlying indices. Dow Jones selects the companies that are performing best against sustainable criteria, based on the Sustainable Asset Management's Corporate Sustainability Assessment. This framework analyses the largest companies globally based on economic, environmental and social ...
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