MSCI has launched two new ESG indices: the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) and the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index.

The Government Pension Investment Fund for Japan (GPIF), one of the world’s largest pension funds, has selected these innovative MSCI indices as benchmarks for their ESG investment strategy. This reflects the growing use of MSCI ESG indices globally as part of institutional investors’ investment processes.

Siichiro Uchi, head of Japan Index and ESG Coverage at MSCI says, “These two indices come at a time when the importance of ESG integration is becoming ever more important and diversifying Japan’s workforce is increasingly viewed as a key factor in the country’s continued economic development.”