ESG Spotlight: APG and Qontigo launch new ESG indices

Release date: 08 Sep 2021

The groundbreaking set of indices allow investors to measure the impact on risk and return of individual ESG criteria.

Amsterdam

APG Asset Management in collaboration with analytics and index provider Qontigo and asset manager BlackRock, have announced the launch of the iSTOXX APG World Responsible Investment Indices (iSTOXX APG RI Index Family). The iSTOXX APG World Responsible Low-Carbon SDI Index will be used for a Sustainable Development Investments (SDI) mandate managed by APG Asset Management in collaboration with BlackRock, with an initial investment of approximately EUR 1 billion.