Japan's GPIF Selects Two ESG-Themed Foreign Equity Indexes
Japan’s GPIF Selects Two ESG-Themed Foreign Equity Indexes Posted on 12/18/2020 Japan Government Pension Investment Fund selected two additional ESG-themed benchmarks based on information submitted through its Index Posting System, which the fund uses to collect information on a variety of new indexes. After closely evaluating the qualities of each general ESG-and diversity-themed foreign equity index and conducting thorough due diligence on respective providers, GPIF selected and began passive management based on the following two benchmarks: Theme – Index Name 2. Diversity – Mornings...