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Facebook gets dumped from an S&P index that tracks socially responsible

• ComputerGuru 7y ago
  Why was it on there in the first place? It's hardly as if they just did an about-face that reversed their social standing.
  • farisjarrah 7y ago
    Did you see the other member organizations of the ETF? I think their definition of being "Socially Responsible" is highly suspicious. Here are the top 10 ticker symbols in that index according to the S&P indicies website: https://www.spindices.com/indices/equity/sp-500-esg-index-usd https://www.spindices.com/indices/equity/sp-500-esg-index-us... Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Alphabet Inc C, Alphabet Inc A, Exxon Mobil Corp, Visa Inc A, Procter & Gamble How Exxon Mobile and Amazon are "Socially Responsible" companies is beyond comprehension.
    • ekimekim 7y ago
      It's in comparison to weapons manufacturers, coal and oil companies, etc. A "less awful" index, if you will. If they were actually only including socially responsible companies the index would be useless, as it would be empty.
      • tdhoot 7y ago
        Exxon Mobil?
      • AznHisoka 7y ago
        Why would it be empty? I can name several socially responsible companies like Blackbaud (software for non profits) and Docusign (sponsors save the rainforest initiatives)
• daniel-cussen 7y ago
  I think this is valuable for those that wanted to track S&P 500 minus Facebook, which several commenters talked about previously.