Euronext Announces Launch of New AEX® ESG Index

Euronext today announced the launch of the new AEX® ESG Index, which is now live and available to index users.

This index identifies the 25 companies that demonstrate the best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices from the 50 constituents of the AEX® and AMX® indices. The launch of this sustainable index follows the successful launch of the French CAC 40® ESG Index, the Italian MIB® ESG Index and the Norwegian OBX® ESG Index. 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. ESG assessment of companies is provided by Morningstar Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG research, ratings, and data.

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The AEX® ESG index is designed to facilitate the adoption of mainstream ESG investment approaches by institutional and private investors.

The index selection is based on a starting universe of the 50 companies that make up of the AEX® and AMX® indices. From this universe, exclusions are caried out based on Sustainalytics data, and the 25 best scoring companies on ESG Risk rating are selected.

Euronext will offer price return, net return and gross return versions of the index.

The index will follow the same review schedule as the AEX® Family. The ext index review for the AEX® ESG will be in June 2022.