The S&P ESG India index provides investors with exposure to a liquid and tradable index of 50 of the best performing stocks in the Indian market as measured by environmental, social, and governance parameters.
The index represents the first of its kind to measure environmental, social, and corporate governing (ESG) practices based on quantitative as opposed to subjective factors.
The index employs a unique and innovative methodology that quantifies a company’s ESG practices and translates them into a scoring system which is then used to rank each company against their peers in the Indian market.
Index constituents exhibit the following characteristics:
- Universe-National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE).
- Weighting-Score weighted
- Liquidity-Minimum value traded of Rs. 20 billion in the last 12 months.
- Currency-USD and Indian Rupees
- Reconstitution-Annual
Index Governance and Policy
The index is maintained by an Index Committee, composed of Standard & Poor’s, CRISIL, India Index Services & Products Ltd. (IISL), and KLD staff that are specialized in the global equity markets. IISL is a joint venture between National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. and CRISIL Ltd.
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