Index construction for sustainable development investing

We implement the definition for Sustainable Development Investing (SDI) developed by the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance to construct an investable global SDI-aligned equity index. To this end, we create a proprietary methodology to rate companies' SDI contribution...

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Published in:Journal of sustainable finance & investment 2023-01, Vol.13 (1), p.702-722
Main Authors: Bassen, Alexander, Fieberg, Christian, Kordsachia, Othar, Lopatta, Kerstin, Nendza, Bastian
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