EUROPE: EURONEXT Announces Launch Of OBX® ESG Index

Monday March 7 2022

On 3^rd March 2022, Euronext announced the launch of a new ESG Index, the OBX^® ESG Index.

This index will identify the companies that demonstrate the best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The launch of this sustainable index follows the successful launch of the French CAC 40 ESG^® Index, the Italian MIB^® ESG Index and the announcement of the Dutch AEX^® ESG launch.

In launching this new suite of ESG indices, Euronext is responding to the growing demand for sustainable investment tools from investors and the wider market. The OBX^® ESG family will be launched and available to index users in May and offer variants to comply with the needs of index users.

The OBX^® ESG Index combines measurement of economic performance with Environmental, Social and Governance impacts in line with the UN Global Compact principles.

For the ESG data, Euronext has partnered with Sustainalytics, a Morningstar Company and a leading global provider of ESG research, ratings and data. They will provide the ESG assessment of companies for the composition of the index.

The OBX^® ESG index is designed to facilitate the ESG investment approaches by institutional and private investors:

• It reflects a relative ranking for the “Best-in-Class” companies based on ESG Risk Rating criteria assessed by Sustainalytics.
• It incorporates negative screening and norm-based exclusion filters applied in accordance with the UN Global Compact Principles.
• Its methodology will evolve to integrate new regulations and standards as they emerge.
• The composition and methodology of the index will be revised semi-annually under supervision of the independent committee for the OBX^® Family.
• The index methodology is developed in line with the principles of the CAC40^® ESG, MIB^® ESG and AEX^® ESG indices.

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