BlackRock and Thomson Reuters have launched an ETF focused on companies that promote diversity and inclusion, using 24 metrics categorized into four pillars: diversity, inclusion, people development, and news & controversies. As of June 2019, the top ten companies in the index include Accenture, Diageo, and the Royal Bank of Canada, with the healthcare sector heavily represented. The USA accounts for 41% of the companies in the index, followed by Switzerland, the UK, and others.

1. DIVERSITY &
INCLUSION INDEX

2. BLACKROCK & THOMSON REUTERS
HAVE LAUNCED AN EXCHANGE
TRADED FUND (ETF) TO PROVIDE
INVESTORS A WAY TO INVEST IN
COMPANIES THAT PROMOTE
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION.

3. THE INDEX USES 24 D&I METRICS THAT
ROLL UP INTO ONE OF FOUR PILLARS:
- DIVERSITY
- INCLUSION
- PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
- NEWS & CONTROVERSIES

4. SOME OF THE METRICS INCLUDE
- BOARD GENDER DIVERSITY
- BOARD CULTURAL DIVERSITY
- EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES
- SKILLS TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES
- FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS

5. AS OF JUNE 2019, THE TOP 10
COMPANIES ON THE D&I INDEX WERE:
1. ACCENTURE
2. DIAGEO
3. ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
4. NATURA COSMETICOS
5. BLACKROCK
6. TELECOM ITALIA
7. NOVARTIS
8. ALLIANZ
9. GAP
10. KERING

6. HEALTHCARE IS THE LEADING SECTOR
REPRESENTED ON THE LIST, MAKING
UP 39% OF THE TOP 100.

7. THE USA MAKES UP 41% OF THE
COMPANIES, FOLLOWED BY
SWITZERLAND AT 13%, THE UK AT 11%,
AND GERMANY & FRANCE BOTH RIGHT
AROUND 6%.

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