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FTSE4Good is a series of benchmark and tradable financial indices, designed to identify companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. The index series is used by socially responsible investors around the world as a basis for structured products and index tracker funds. As the FTSE4Good inclusion criteria reflect the broad socially responsible investment issues of today, asset managers also use the index to benchmark the performance of other SRI investment products.
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| Excluding criteria |
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Manufacturing of tobacco products
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Companies providing strategic parts or services for or manufacturing whole nuclear weapons systems
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Manufacturers of whole weapons systems
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Owners or operators of nuclear power stations and those mining or producing uranium |
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| Positive criteria |
The inclusion criteria for the FTSE4Good Index Series originate from globally recognised codes of conduct such as the UN Global Compact and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Companies in the index have to meet prescribed standards in the following areas:
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environmental sustainability
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developing positive relations with stakeholders
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up-holding and supporting universal human rights |
In order that the criteria reflect global corporate responsibility standards that are continually evolving, the criteria are revised regularly, challenging companies to continually raise their corporate responsibility standards to keep apace.
For more information about the FTSE4Good Index Series inclusion criteria, visit the FTSE4Good home page and download the "Philosophy and Criteria" document:
http://www.ftse.com/ftse4good/index.jsp
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Research done by
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Funds based on the index
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There are currently 18 investment products based on the FTSE4Good Index Series, including both institutional and retail tracker funds and structured products.
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| Finance-/tech.- support by |
FTSE Group
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| Benchmark |
FTSE All-Share (the benchmark for FTSE4Good UK Index);
FTSE Developed Europe (the benchmark for FTSE4Good Europe Index);
FTSE US Index (the benchmark for FTSE4Good US Index);
FTSE All World Developed Index (the benchmark for FTSE4Good Global Index and for FTSE4Good Japan Index)
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