Q4 2020

FTSE 100

Impact analysis

01
Overview

This factsheet provides a high-level view of the FTSE 100's effect on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The FTSE 100 is evaluated as an aggregation of its constituent companies, each of which is measured according to the revenue-weighted impact of its products. Documented evidence of connections between a product and an SDG inform the index's overall position.

02
Fund performance

The chart shows the degree to which the FTSE 100 positively and negatively aligns to each SDG. Since it is exposed to a broad range of product categories, there are instances of both positive and negative alignments.

POSITIVE IMPACT
NEGATIVE IMPACT
All SDGs
Aggregated score
+
12
%
-
12
%
01
No Poverty
+
22
%
-
12
%
02
Zero hunger
+
13
%
-
3
%
03
Good health and well-being
+
25
%
-
17
%
04
Quality education
+
15
%
-
0
%
05
Gender equality
+
8
%
-
1
%
06
Clean water and sanitation
+
6
%
-
17
%
07
Affordable and clean energy
+
3
%
-
0
%
08
Decent work and economic growth
+
51
%
-
0
%
09
Industry innovation and infastructure
+
22
%
-
14
%
10
Reduced inequalities
+
6
%
-
4
%
11
Sustainable cities and communities
+
6
%
-
24
%
12
Responsibile consumption
+
1
%
-
0
%
13
Climate action
+
3
%
-
34
%
14
Life below water
+
2
%
-
30
%
15
Life on land
+
4
%
-
33
%
16
Peace justice and strong institutions
+
5
%
-
4
%
17
Partnerships for the goals
+
18
%
-
1
%
03
Index size

No. of holdings: 100

04
Product exposure

Through its constituent holdings, the index is exposed to both positive-impact and negative-impact product categories.

Top positive-impact product exposure
Top negative-impact product exposure
05
Sector exposure
06
Annual cumulative performance

In the last five years, the FTSE 100 has seen impact performance changes—both positive and negative—across a number of SDGs.

Positive-impact increases (by SDG)
11
Sustainable cities and communities
YR 01
YR 03
YR 05
0
pp
1
pp
1
pp
15
Life on land
YR 01
YR 03
YR 05
0
pp
0
pp
+1
pp
16
Peace justice and strong institutions
YR 01
YR 03
YR 05
0
pp
0
pp
+1
pp
Negative-impact increases (by SDG)
12
Responsibile consumption
YR 01
YR 03
YR 05
-5
pp
1
pp
1
pp
07
Impact analysis

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