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![STOXX Licenses New ESG Version of the DAX to DZ BANK](png/cerianamedtonaefinal_intro-900x350.png)
STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX GmbH group of companies and a leading provider of index solutions for institutional investors worldwide, has licensed a new ESG benchmark for the German equity market to DZ BANK. The DAX 30 ESG index expands the options for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investing in German equities and, as of today, forms the basis for several discount certificates that are tradable on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
![Philips Pensioenfonds adopts STOXX Index to align its emerging markets equity portfolio with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals](jpg/un_sdg-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Philips Pensioenfonds adopts STOXX Index to align its emerging markets equity portfolio with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Philips Pensioenfonds, in collaboration with index and analytics provider Qontigo and asset manager BlackRock, has successfully aligned its € 370 million emerging markets equity portfolio with several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The mandate, managed by BlackRock, tracks a custom equity benchmark, the iSTOXX® PPF Responsible SDG Emerging Markets Index.
![ISS ESG and Qontigo Launch ISS STOXX Biodiversity Index Suite](jpg/109172633_900x350.jpg)
ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), and Qontigo, a leading global provider of innovative index, analytics and risk solutions, today announced the release of the ISS STOXX Biodiversity Index Suite to mark the U.N.’s International Day for Biological Diversity.
![New sustainability tool from SDI AOP allows users to analyze their investment portfolios](png/shutterstock_2208680361_900x350.png)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
New sustainability tool from SDI AOP allows users to analyze their investment portfolios
The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) and Qontigo, its exclusive distribution partner, have announced the launch of the SDI Dashboard. The new tool allows investors to upload their investment portfolios and analyse them across a range of SDG-related parameters.
![Paris-aligned ESG STOXX indices licensed to four German pension funds](jpg/rice-fields-abstract-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | News (incl. corporate)
Paris-aligned ESG STOXX indices licensed to four German pension funds
Qontigo has licensed the global STOXX ESG Länder PAB Index family to four German federal states. PAB (Paris-aligned Benchmark) stands for the most ambitious EU regulation regarding fossil exclusion criteria and greenhouse gas decarbonization for index providers.
![SDI AOP launches forward-looking dataset that assesses which companies are actively developing solutions needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)](png/nature-esg-intro-image-2-900x350.png)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
SDI AOP launches forward-looking dataset that assesses which companies are actively developing solutions needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) and Qontigo, its exclusive distribution partner, have announced the launch of the SDI Innovation Outlook. The new dataset provides forward looking information, by analyzing the alignment of companies’ patent portfolios with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
![Qontigo licenses STOXX benchmark for ESG investing in China to PSBC](jpg/china-stocks-lead-intro-900x350.jpg)
Qontigo, a global provider of indices and analytics and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has licensed the STOXX PSBC China A ESG Index to Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC). The index serves as an underlying for an onshore wealth management vehicle launched by PSBC. The index applies an ESG score, exclusionary screens, and incorporates Qontigo’s quantitative portfolio construction tools.
![Qontigo licenses iSTOXX World Min Vol ESG Index to LGIM for pension fund mandate](jpg/abscract-zig-zag-building-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Index / ETFs
Qontigo licenses iSTOXX World Min Vol ESG Index to LGIM for pension fund mandate
Qontigo has licensed the newly launched iSTOXX World Min Vol ESG Index to Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM). The index will be used for a large pension fund mandate. This index is based on STOXX’s broadest equity universe, the STOXX World AC (All Countries), including both Developed and Emerging Markets and incorporates both proprietary ESG data provided by LGIM and data from ISS ESG.
![SDI AOP introduces significant enhancements to dataset for investing in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals](jpg/achievablesdgweightfinal_intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
SDI AOP introduces significant enhancements to dataset for investing in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
The SDI AOP and Qontigo have announced significant enhancements to the SDI AOP dataset as part of the August 2022 data release. The data analyzes corporate alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
![Japan-focused low carbon STOXX index licensed to Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.](jpg/asia-street-intro-image-900x350.jpg)
Index | Index / ETFs
Japan-focused low carbon STOXX index licensed to Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
Qontigo has licensed the iSTOXX MUTB Japan Low Carbon Risk 30 Index to Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (MUMSS).
![Qontigo joins the Net Zero Financial Services Providers Alliance with a commitment to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner](jpg/ambition-climat-2-intro-900x350.jpg)
Corporate | Index | ESG & Sustainability
Qontigo joins the Net Zero Financial Services Providers Alliance with a commitment to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner
Qontigo has joined the Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA), thus committing to the attainment of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 or sooner.
![MIT Sloan’s Aggregate Confusion Project, an initiative to improve ESG measurement in the financial sector, welcomes four new investment firms as founding members](jpg/cision-pr-newswire.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
MIT Sloan’s Aggregate Confusion Project, an initiative to improve ESG measurement in the financial sector, welcomes four new investment firms as founding members
Qontigo joins MIT Sloan´s Aggregate Confusion Project in an effort to improve ESG measurement in the financial industry