Conclusions from Consultation on Proposed Expansion of Carbon Solutions Industry List

April 26, 2022

On April 25, 2022, Invesco Indexing’s consultation on a proposed expansion of the Carbon Solutions industry list ended. As previously announced, Invesco Indexing sought stakeholder feedback on potential additions to the group of industries which are used as part of the index construction process in the following indexes:

Invesco Global Climate Alignment Index
Invesco Global ex-Japan & Korea ESG Insight Index

Having considered stakeholder feedback, Invesco Indexing will be implementing the changes as outlined in the consultation and summarized below:

Invesco Indexing will update the business activities that qualify as Carbon Solutions industries. The constituents that comprise the Carbon Solutions group of industries are outlined in the following table:

Carbon Solutions Industries

Industry	Type
Alternative Energy Car Manufacturing	Existing
Biodiesel Fuel Manufacturing	Existing
Energy Efficient Lighting and LED Manufacturing	Existing
Environmental Control Machinery/Equipment Products	Existing
Ethanol Fuel Manufacturing	Existing
Heavy-Duty and High-End Batteries Manufacturing	Existing
HVAC Equipment and Supplies Distributors	Existing
Light Emitting Diode Discrete Semiconductors	Existing
Renewable Energy/Distributed Power System Makers	Existing
Vehicle Autonomous Control Electronics Makers	Existing
Vehicle Autonomous Control Software	Existing
Battery Charging Equipment Manufacturing	New
Carbon Capture Services and Technologies	New
Carbon Transportation and Sequestration Services	New
Electric Vehicle Batteries Manufacturing	New
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations	New
Emission Control Services and Technologies	New
Environmental Consulting	New
Environmental Services	New
Greenhouse Gas Emission Services	New
Heavy-Duty Industrial Batteries Manufacturing	New
Hydroelectric Power Generation Equipment Providers	New
Hydrogen Fuel Manufacturing	New
Recycling Services	New
Soil Remediation	New
Waste-to-Energy Services	New
Wastewater Residual Management	New

This methodology change will be effective with the June 2022 rebalance of the indexes listed above.

For any questions, please reach out to a member of the client engagement team at IndexSupport@invesco.com.