KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia Berhad announced four new additions to the constituents of the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia (F4GBM) Index.
The F4GBM Index measures the performance of public listed companies (PLCs) demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and was launched in December 2014 with a total of 24 constituents. The number of constituents has grown to 73 (+204%) as at last index review in June 2020.
“For the latest review period of December 2020, there were four new additions and two deletions from the F4GBM Index constituents, bringing the total number of constituents to 75 (+213%). All constituent changes take effect at the start of business on Monday, 21 December 2020,” said the Exchange in a statement on December 15.
Changes to the F4GBM Index for the December 2020 semi-annual review:
Inclusions
1. AirAsia Group
2. Eco World Development Group
3. Hibiscus Petroleu
4. KLCC PROP & REITS – Stapled Sec
Exclusions
1. Bumi Armada
2. Sunway Construction Group
“Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Russell continue to conduct outreach programmes to companies to encourage and support them in improving their ESG disclosures and practices. The increase in the number of constituents is a reflection of the PLCs benefitting from these programmes and catalysing their efforts towards ESG best practices,” said Bursa Malaysia.
F4GBM Index constituents are drawn from the companies on the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Index, comprising PLCs from across the small, medium and large market capitalisation segments. The index is reviewed in June and December against international benchmarks.
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