Nifty100 ESG Index

    ESG & Governance

    An NSE index of Nifty 100 companies, weighted by free-float market capitalisation tilted by ESG score, after excluding certain businesses and severe controversies.

    The index excludes companies in tobacco, alcohol, controversial weapons and gambling, and those with a controversy score below 70. Each stock is capped at the lower of 8% or five times its free-float weight, and sector caps apply. It had 79 constituents as of 30 September 2026, is reviewed every six months and has a base date of 1 April 2011.

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    Nifty100 Enhanced ESG IndexNifty100 ESG Sector Leaders IndexBSE 100 ESG IndexControversy score

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