CME Group, Inc.
Industry Group: Diversified Financials
Country/Region: United States of America
Identifier: NAS:CME
Based in Chicago, CME Group operates exchanges giving investors, suppliers, and businesses the ability to trade futures and derivatives based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, energy, metals, and commodities. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was founded in 1898 and in 2002 completed its IPO. Since then, CME Group has consolidated parts of the industry by merging with crosstown rival CBOT Holdings in 2007 before acquiring Nymex Holdings in 2008 and NEX in 2018. In addition, the company has a 27% stake in S&P Dow Jones Indices, making the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the exclusive venue to trade and clear S&P futures contracts. Through CME’s acquisition of NEX, it also expanded into cash foreign exchange, fixed-income trading, and collateral optimization.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Diversified Financials 107 out of 876
Universe
Global Universe 2717 out of 15100
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Industry Comparison
Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
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Moody's Corp. |
14.6
Low
|
62 out of 876 |
London Stock Exchange Group Plc |
17
Low
|
104 out of 876 |
CME Group, Inc. |
17.1
Low
|
107 out of 876 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. |
18.2
Low
|
131 out of 876 |
Coinbase Global, Inc. |
27.8
Medium
|
447 out of 876 |
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CME Group, Inc.'s Exposure is Low
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CME Group, Inc.'s Management of ESG Material Risk is Strong
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