Define the following terms: Standard and Poor's ESG India Index

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Define the following terms: Standard and Poor's ESG India Index

Answer & Explanation:

Standard & Poor's ESG India index provides investors with exposure to a liquid and tradable index of 50 of the best performing stocks in the Indian market as measured by environmental, social, and governance parameters. The index employs a unique and innovative methodology that quantifies a company's ESG practices and translates them into a scoring system which is then used to rank each company against their peers in the Indian market. Its quantitative scoring system offers investors complete transparency. The creation of the index involves a two-step process, the first of which uses a multi-layered approach to determine an 'ESG' score for each company. The second step determines the weighting of the index by score. Index constituents are derived from the top 500 Indian companies by total market capitalizations that are listed on National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE). These stocks are then subjected to a screening process which yields a score based on a company's ESG disclosure practices in the public domain.

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