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ICG remains a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index and joins the FTSE Blossom Japan Index

28 January 2020
Tokyo
ICG remains a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index, following an independent assessment of our suitability, and we are now a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index.
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Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International and Frank Russell Company), the FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to measure companies’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. FTSE4Good indexes are used by a wide variety of market participants when creating or assessing sustainable investment products in four main ways:

  • Financial products – as tools in the creation of index-tracking investments, financial instruments or fund products focused on sustainable investment
  • Research – to identify environmentally and socially sustainable companies.
  • Reference – as a transparent and evolving global ESG standard against which companies can assess their progress and achievement.
  • Benchmarking – as a benchmark index to track the performance of sustainable investment portfolios.

Find out more about the FTSE4Good Index series.

The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The index is constructed so that industry weights align with the Japanese equity market and uses the globally established FTSE4Good Index Inclusion Rules which are drawn from existing international standards including the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Index:

  • Facilitates ESG integration into passive investment strategies.
  • Provides a performance benchmark and tool for the creation of index-tracking investments, financial instruments or fund products focused on sustainable investment.
  • Is designed to follow industry weights of FTSE Japan Index to give a closer reflection of the Japanese equities market and to reduce tracking error.
  • Includes companies meeting clear and transparent standards with respect to environmental, social and governance practices.
  • Provides an established reference as a transparent and evolving global ESG standard which market participants can use for stewardship and corporate engagement.

Find out more about FTSE Blossom Japan Index.

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