A custom index calculated by MSCI based on the exclusion list provided by Ethos
Exclusions
Companies whose products related to the excluded activities below account for more than 5% of global turnover are excluded. Companies whose aggregate turnover or revenue from several excluded activities exceeds 5% are also excluded.
Sector | Number of excluded companies |
Weight in the MSCI World index (28.02.2023) |
---|---|---|
Total (without aggregated exclusions) | 153 | 9.31% |
Weapons Of which non-conventional weapons* |
55 18 |
4.48% 1.75% |
Coal | 31 | 1.28% |
Gambling | 19 | 0.49% |
Nuclear energy | 25 | 1.36% |
GMO | 3 | 0.28% |
Adult entertainment | 0 | - |
Tobacco | 7 | 0.74% |
Unconventional fossil fuels | 42 | 3.01% |
*Weapons prohibited by Articles 7 to 8a of the Federal Act on War Material (nuclear, biological and chemical weapons as well as anti-personnel mines and cluster munition).
Furthermore, the index excludes companies whose conduct violates the fundamental principles of ethics and sustainable development.