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Merchants Trust PLC in the UK Investment Trusts industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 4.0; made up of an environmental score of 3.4, social score of 3.4 and governance score of 5.3.

SDG Transparency Score for Merchants Trust PLC 
Low
0 - 3

4.0

Medium Impact
4 - 6
High
7 - 10
Last Score Update: 2023-07-01
What drives the score for Merchants Trust PLC 
3.4

Environmental

3.4

Social

5.3

Governance

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Peer Group Comparison

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8.3
High
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8.0
High
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4.1
High
155Manchester And London Investment Trust PLC
4.1
High
163Merchants Trust PLC
4.0
High
163Investment Company PLC (THE)
4.0
High
163Regal Investment Fund
4.0
High
.........
260Puma VCT 10 PLC
0.0
Low
260Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) A Ltd
0.0
Low
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The Merchants Trust Plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors GmbH, UK Branch. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the FTSE All-Share Index. The Merchants Trust Plc was formed on February 16, 1889 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

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