Summary
The purpose of the Developed Equity RI Index Pool is to provide access to a diversified portfolio of equity and equity-related products of companies established or otherwise predominantly active in developed markets for equity exposure by tracking an index that incorporates leading ESG investment approaches in a risk-controlled framework.
This Pool seeks to track an index that selects & re-weights companies based on ESG criteria and sustainability frameworks. The index excludes all constituents that are on the APG Exclusion List based on product-related and UN GC exclusion, and includes companies that APG classifies as ESG Leaders. The index uses optimization techniques to have a minimum target exposure to Sustainable Development Investments (SDIs), a maximum target carbon emission intensity and controlled factor and tracking error risk versus a market-cap weighted parent index.