Many of our iShares sustainable ETFs seek to track an index with business involvement screens. Business involvement screens seek to remove exposure to controversial business activities that may pose risks or violate an investor’s preferences. Learn more about the specific screens below.
INDEX SCREEN DEFINITIONS FOR THE iSHARES MSCI ACWI LOW CARBON TARGET ETF
RELATED iSHARES FUNDS
| SCREEN | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Controversial weapons | All companies involved in Controversial Weapons as defined by the methodology of the MSCI Ex-Controversial Weapons Indexes. |
| Thermal coal mining | All companies deriving 1% or more revenue (either reported or estimated) from the mining of thermal coal (including lignite, bituminous, anthracite and steam coal) and its sale to external parties. It excludes revenue from metallurgical coal, coal mined for internal power generation (e.g., in the case of vertically integrated power producers), intracompany sales of mined thermal coal, and revenue from coal trading (either reported or estimated). |
| Oil sands | All companies deriving 5% or more revenue from oil sands extraction, which own sands reserves and disclose evidence of deriving revenue from oil sands extraction. Companies that derive revenue from non-extraction activities (e.g., exploration, surveying, processing, refining) or intra-company sales are not excluded. Additionally, companies with no associated revenue are also not excluded. |