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MSCI ESG SCREENED INDEXES

MSCI ESG Screened Indexes

An off-the-shelf approach to ESG screens

The MSCI ESG screened indexes are designed for institutional investors and aim to exclude companies:

associated with controversial, civilian, nuclear weapons and tobacco
that derive revenues from thermal coal and oil sands extraction or
that are not in compliance with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) principles

The indexes incorporate these exclusions while seeking to maintain a profile similar to market cap indexes. The suite of six indexes is available as a standard offering for easier access and implementation.

The exclusions have been selected to span the three pillars of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing which reflect investors’ most common concerns

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Thermal Coal

Companies deriving 5% or more revenue from mining or thermal coal or 5% or more revenue from thermal coal based power generation

Oil Sands

Companies deriving 5% or more revenue from oil sands extraction

Tobacco

Companies classified as producers or deriving 5% or more aggregate revenue from production, distribution, retail and supply of tobacco-related products

Controversial Weapons

Companies with ties to cluster bombs, landmines, depleted uranium weapons, chemical and biological weapons, blinding laser weapons, non-detectable fragments, incendiary weapons

Civilian Firearms

Companies classified as producers of firearms and small arms ammunition for civilian market or deriving 5% or more revenue from distribution of firearms and small arms

Nuclear Weapons

Companies connect with nuclear weapons: Manufacturers, providers of components or auxiliary services related to nuclear warheads and missiles; Assemblers of delivery platforms for nuclear weapons

UN Global Compact

Companies that are not in compliance with the United Nations Global Compact principles

ESG Screened Indexes features and benefits

KEY FEATURES

ESG Screened: to incorporate common exclusions while aiming for a similar profile as market cap indexes
Easy to Access: available as part of the standard offering in MSCI’s ESG Index Module and Enhanced Module
Easy to Implement: designed to be easy to use and efficient for investors who seek an off the shelf ESG exclusion index

KEY BENEFITS

Designed to maintain a broad coverage with similar profile to market cap index
Targets Zero exposure to Controversial Weapons or Tobacco Producers
Aims to exclude companies involved in controversial businesses
Limited exclusions designed to lead to manageable tracking error vs parent index
Aims to reduce Carbon Footprint

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