Sustainable Investment Indices

Designed to help you implement a sustainable investment view in an ever-changing world.

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    Sustainable Investment Indices for Global Markets

    FTSE Russell's comprehensive range of sustainable investment indices spans equities, fixed income and alternative asset classes. As market demands evolve, so does our index offering, ensuring we continue to meet the needs of our clients.

    Why Choose FTSE Russell for Sustainable Investment?

    For over 20 years we have been a trusted name among global investors for our sustainable benchmarks and indices, now with $328B1 passive AUM tracking them and multiple awards2.

    Our client-centric approach drives our innovation in sustainable index product development. We collaborate closely with clients and industry leaders to deliver tailored products and services.

    Innovative Data-Driven Solutions

    FTSE Russell leverages proprietary LSEG data models and leading external data to design and build climate, sustainable and thematic indices. Our commitment to innovation is reflected in our cutting-edge research and analytics.

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    Climate

    Our climate indices are designed to capture the risks and opportunities arising from climate change. They draw on comprehensive datasets, including carbon emissions, green revenues, and company decarbonisation targets.

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    Climate benchmarks

    Sustainable

    Our sustainable indices integrate a wide range of sustainability issues into their design. They include indices with specific exclusions and those adjusting constituent weights based on how companies manage broader sustainability risks.

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    Sustainable benchmarks

    SI Thematic

    Our SI Thematic indices offer targeted exposure to key sustainability themes, including the global green economy. They help investors access opportunities arising from the climate transition and broader sustainable trends.

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    SI Thematic benchmarks

    Case studies

    View a range of our case studies across climate, sustainable and SI thematic

    CLIMATE

    Climate transition benchmarks for core equity investments

    We designed customised equity indices to form the basis of a sustainable default investment proposition for Phoenix’s clients
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    Climate investing with Paris-Aligned benchmarks

    Brunel PP chose FTSE Russell’s Paris-Aligned benchmark series as the basis for a new, £3bn-plus passive fund allocation.
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    Integrating climate risk into listed infrastructure

    We helped Mercer find a way for their clients to access listed infrastructure whilst pursuing a climate transition pathway
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    Supporting the climate transition

    The Church of England Pensions Board uses the FTSE TPI Climate Transition Index to capture companies’ readiness for the low-carbon economy.
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    Investing for Asia’s low-carbon transition

    CSOP Asset Management selected the FTSE Asia Pacific Low Carbon Select Index to help clients benefit from the growing trend towards low-carbon investments in Asia-Pacific.
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    Aligning US passive allocations with low carbon goals

    New York State Common Retirement Fund has allocated $4 billion to a passive fund utilising the Russell 1000 TPI Climate Transition Index, to support its ultimate goal of net zero alignment.
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    SUSTAINABLE

    Democracy-screened ESG emerging market government bond indices

    FTSE Russell partnered with Swiss Federal Pension Fund PUBLICA to design a democracy filter for its ESG emerging market sovereign bond universe.
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    Addressing climate change through ESG integration

    Using the Transition Pathway Initiative to help investors' need for a practical, easy to use tool for assessing companies’ preparedness for the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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    Investing sustainably with a custom credit index

    A custom credit index of corporate, sub-sovereign and covered bonds, designed to integrate Pensioensfonds Detailhandel’s four desired SDGs.
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    ESG integration into Japan’s passive investments

    The FTSE Blossom Japan Index was developed with input from the Government Pension Investment Fund in Japan for their first passive investment to track an ESG index.
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    Aligning a broad (developed) market portfolio with specific aspects of the SDGs

    An index developed in collaboration with a PRI signatory, and Pensioenfonds Detailhandel, to align a broad (developed) market portfolio with specific aspects of the SDGs.
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    Balancing equity factors and sustainability targets

    Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites selected an index for its index-tracking equity portfolio offering equal risk exposure to equity factors, reduced fossil fuel reserves and carbon emissions.
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    THEMATIC

    A reference index for China's offshore green bond market

    We helped PAAMC (HK) benchmark the returns of the Chinese and Asian investment grade offshore green bond market.
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    Featured solutions for sustainable investing

    Investors are looking to make informed decisions about how they incorporate sustainability into their future investment strategies.

    Sustainable Investment Data

    Explore the data and tools to understand underlying sustainable investment risks and opportunities.

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    Sustainable Investment Analytics by Yield Book

    Providing a single integrated solution for sustainable and responsible investment analytics across the fixed income universe.

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    Regulation for sustainable investment

    Regulation is playing a key role in helping to shape sustainable investment strategies.

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    Research and Insights

    SURVEY

    FTSE Russell’s Eighth Annual Sustainable Investment Asset Owner Survey

    Insights from 415 asset owners in 24 countries reveal the evolving priorities, challenges and strategies shaping global sustainable investment.
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    Research

    Ambiguous definition of ESG investment leads to misunderstanding

    Our latest edition of the Japanese sustainable investment and futures report will help you better understand and track ESG momentum in Japan.

    Article

    Ascendant Asia, uncertain Europe and cautious North America: digging into our sustainable investment survey

    Asia leads sustainable investing growth, Europe pauses, US recalibrates. Key ESG and green bond trends from 415 global asset owners.
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    Research

    Sustainable Investment Insights - January 2026

    SI saw mixed performance in 2025, with energy transition continuing but market penetration plateauing

    1 – Data as of December 31, 2024 as reported on May 15, 2025 by eVestment for active institutional funds, Morningstar for active retail mutual funds, insurance products, and ETFs, and passive assets directly collected by FTSE Russell. AUM includes blended benchmarks and excludes futures and options. AUM data does not include active and passive assets not reported to a third party source or FTSE Russell. For funds where the AUM was not reported as of December 31, 2024, the previous period AUM was used as an estimate. No assurances are given by FTSE Russell as to the accuracy of the data.

    2 – Awards include 2024 Environmental Finance Climate Index Provider of the Year award, 2024 Insights and Mandate Professional Investment Awards ESG Index Provider of the Year and 2024 AsianInvestor ESG Excellence Best ESG Index Provider Award

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