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Verisk Maplecroft collaborating with LGIM to power new Sovereign ESG Index funds offering

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

LGIM plans to utilise the depth, breadth and accuracy of Verisk Maplecroft’s portfolio of ESG risk analytics, which outperformed alternative data across a broad set of criteria, to develop Sovereign ESG Index funds.

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  • LGIM plans to utilise the depth, breadth and accuracy of Verisk Maplecroft’s portfolio of ESG risk analytics, which outperformed alternative data across a broad set of criteria, to develop Sovereign ESG Index funds.
  • Verisk Maplecroft’s sovereign ESG analytics draw on thousands of different geospatial, unstructured, structured and expert-scored subnational and national indicators, and a range of proprietary modelling techniques.
  • “We are delighted to be working with LGIM on their new Sovereign ESG Index funds”, said James Lockhart Smith, VP of Markets & ESG at Verisk Maplecroft.
  • Lee Collins, Head of Index Fixed Income at LGIM added: “We have exciting plans to develop new LGIM-designed Sovereign ESG Index funds, driven by Verisk Maplecroft’s data.