Any stock deemed to be significantly obstructing any of the 17 SDGs will not be eligible to join the indices. Companies are additionally screened for specific ESG criteria, including, amongst others, board gender diversity and impact on biodiversity-sensitive areas. Rafaelle Lennox, head of UCITS ETF Product Strategy, Franklin Templeton, said: "We are delighted to have partnered with Solactive and ISS in the creation of these forward-looking solutions aligned to UN SDGs, providing investors with exposure to companies globally involved in innovative and sustainable practices across food and healthcare." The new ETFs will list on the Deutsche Börse Xetra (XETRA) on 6 July, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on 7 July and the Borsa Italiana on 18 July. They are registered in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden and the UK.