Euronext exchange unveils new indices, around energy security and geostrategy
Euronext has launched a sweeping initiative to support Europe’s strategic autonomy, introducing a new ESG focus: Energy, Security and Geostrategy.
Announced across its European markets, the “New ESG” aims to enhance financing for sectors critical to European sovereignty and resilience.
Euronext is a massive exchange like the FTSE in London but has a focus on tech much like America’s NASDAQ, as such it sits across the kind of trading for the clean energy future.
Its new strategy is to launch three thematic indices: the European Energy Security Index, Aerospace & Defence Index and Strategic Autonomy Index.
These are designed to highlight companies vital to Europe’s energy stability, defence innovation and geostrategic independence.
CEO Stéphane Boujnah said:
“We have witnessed the emergence of a new geopolitical order centred around three key notions, forming a New ESG: Energy, Security, Geostrategy. Amid global tensions, Europe must defend its own values, interests and way of life.”
Euronext also plans to revise the ESG methodologies for its flagship CAC 40 ESG® and MIB ESG® indices before June 2025, aligning them with ESMA guidelines.
This includes updated defence sector criteria based on international treaty standards.
On the fixed income side, Euronext has launched a European Defence Bond Segment, offering fast-track listing and improved visibility for debt instruments financing European defence initiatives.
These initiatives form part of Euronext’s broader strategy to help Europe secure its innovation, infrastructure and industrial capacities in an increasingly complex global landscape.
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