A Goldman Sachs sign is seen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in the Manhattan borough of New York January 24, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc said in a filing on Monday it would launch a new climate-focused index-tracking exchange-traded fund (ETF). Launch of the Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Environmental & Socially Responsible ETF comes on the heels of the recent landmark agreement on climate change at the global climate summit in Paris. Earlier this month, Boston-based custody bank State Street Corp launched its first fossil-fuel free ETF, citing investors’ concerns over climate change. The Goldman Sachs ETF will hold stocks in S&P 500 companies that are not heavily involved in the production of coal, oil, gas, tobacco and military armaments. Goldman Sachs declined to comment on the new ETF. Reporting by Rachel Chitra; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta
Goldman Sachs has announced that it will launch a climate-focused index-tracking exchange-traded fund (ETF), which will hold stocks in S&P 500 companies that are not heavily involved in the production of oil and gas, coal, tobacco or military armaments. The announcement follows the recent climate change conference summit in Paris, and comes after State Street launched a fossil-fuel free ETF January 24, 2014, citing investors' concerns over climate change.