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
iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF
RELATED iSHARES FUND
| SCREEN | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Controversial Weapons (Anti-personnel mines, nuclear weapons, cluster weapons, biological and chemical weapons, depleted uranium, and white phosphorus) | All companies with any product involvement or ownership percentage > 20% in Antipersonnel Mines, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Cluster Weapons, Depleted Uranium, or White Phosphorus. |
| Nuclear weapons | All companies with any product involvement or ownership percentage > 20% in Nuclear Weapons. |
| Small arms | All companies with any product involvement in Small Arms Civilian Customers (Assault weapons), Small Arms Civilian Customers (Nonassault weapons), or Small Arms Key Components. All companies with >=5% product involvement in Small Arms Retail/Distribution (Nonassault weapons) or Small Arms Retail/Distribution (Assault weapons). |
| Oil sands | All companies deriving >=5% of revenues from Oil Sands Extraction. |
| Thermal coal | All companies deriving >=5% of revenues from Thermal Coal Extraction or Thermal Coal Power Generation. |
| Tobacco | All companies with any product involvement in Tobacco Productions Production. All companies with >=5% product involvement in Tobacco Products Retail or Tobacco Products Related Products/Services. |