- The results are intuitive in that the screening can have a significant impact on the specific industries or sectors directly associated with excluded products and activities, but the overall composition of the index is not greatly changed.
- While this process varies across the Global Choice index suite, the FTSE Australia 300 Choice Index excludes stocks using the entire suite of product- and conduct-related screens, except those for Diversity.
- As expected, the biggest changes were in industries most closely related to the excluded products.
For further details see:
Part 2: Aligning Portfolios With ESG Values In Australia - An Industry View