Environmental, social and governance considerations have become firmly embedded in the investment decision-making process. As a result asset owners and managers have been moving to integrate sustainable investment (SI) into index designs for new mandates on core passive portfolios. FTSE Russell has 20 years of expertise in providing sustainability data, analytics, ratings and indexes, across asset classes which covers thousands of corporates, and the main sovereign issuers globally. Our sustainability data and index capabilities are designed to help asset owners and managers incorporate their SI objectives and investment strategies.
Our approach
We are your trusted partner to help you integrate sustainability into your investment strategy. Our global team of sustainable investment analysts and researchers provide deep and wide coverage of the sustainability issues that matter to you. This ensures that our products and offerings are:
Relevant
Our products are based on relevant and updated data, calculated using robust methodology and delivered according to your requirements.
Accurate
Our products are designed and maintained by experienced professionals with deep sustainability and industry knowledge.
Reliable
Our products combine academic rigor with practical relevance so that you can use them with confidence to inform your investment process.
Designed for you
Our sustainable indexes and data are produced in partnership with our clients, incorporating your specific sustainability needs and latest market developments.
Video gallery
Insights from leaders in sustainable investment
Addressing the flow of sustainable investment data
Finextra TV interviews David Harris on addressing the flow of SI data from issuers to investors to support the entire market.
FTSE TPI Climate Transition Index
The next generation of climate indexes
Climate Risk in Government Bonds
Smart Sustainability
Integrating factors and ESG into index-based investment strategies
Aligning passive equity portfolios with the UN SDGs
Innovative index design aligns with aspects of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Driving better standards in sustainable investment
What is STEP Change? A quick look at FTSE Russell’s approach to stewardship, improving disclosure and fostering transparency for the long-term benefit of the market and ultimately the societies we all operate within.
Introduction to Drawdown
At the Green Solutions: Science, Technology and Finance Forum we kick off this video series with Peggy Liu, chairperson of the, Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy (JUCCCE) who outlines the comprehensive plan proposed to reverse global warming, which ranks the 100 most substantive, existing solutions to address climate change, providing a framework for allocating resources to tackle this important goal.
Development of data capture and machine learning – Part 1
Dr. Ben Caldecott from the University of Oxford addresses the developments in remote sensing, machine learning, and big data and how that will allow society to determine the characteristics and ownership of physical assets, particularly in environmentally impactful sectors such as power generation, manufacturing, and buildings.
Integrating new data and technology into financial risk frameworks – Part 2
Dr. Ben Caldecott from the University of Oxford addresses the developments in remote sensing, machine learning, and big data and how that will allow society to determine the characteristics and ownership of physical assets, particularly in environmentally impactful sectors such as power generation, manufacturing, and buildings.
Committed emissions data – Part 3 (Dr. Ben Caldecott)
Practical application of climate data in financial products
Green Solutions: Panel discussion
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