Sustainable and ESG indices have increased their visibility in the structured products market significantly over the last five years with the Covid pandemic accelerating the shift towards the green economy and fueling the development of new ‘sustainable’ underlyings.

In this article, Laurence Black (pictured) , founder of The Index Standard, talks about the best practice to create an ESG-compliant underlying that can add value to end investors while addressing the importance of spotting and avoiding greenwashing when creating products with real positive impact. Before you develop an ESG index… You need to have is a clear vision and understanding of what you're trying to do. For example, the ESG space now has so many flavors and formats, it has becom

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