The VanEck World Equal Weight Screened UCITS ETF aims to contribute to a more sustainable global economy. This fund meticulously selects its portfolio from the 250 largest and most actively traded companies worldwide, provided they adhere to the United Nations Global Compact Principles for ethical corporate conduct. Moreover, it maintains a strict exclusionary policy, divesting from sectors considered incompatible with responsible business practices, which include alcohol production, cosmetic animal testing, armaments and defense, gambling, pornography, tobacco, nuclear energy, oil sands extraction, and thermal coal mining.