Update to the ESG criteria on nuclear weapons for the relevant WisdomTree equity indices
30 May 2025
Effective from June 2025, the ESG criteria on nuclear weapons for the relevant WisdomTree equity indices will be updated as follows:
- Companies support nuclear weapons programmes to countries outside the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or “NPT”) will be excluded from the investment universe.
- This change will be implemented at the next index rebalances throughout 2025.
- The list of affected indices and ESG criteria details can be found in Appendix A of the index methodology.