As of March 3, 2008, Wiener Börse AG calculates the VBV-Österreichischer Nachhaltigkeitsindex (VÖNIX).
The VÖNIX is a capitalization-weighted price index that is composed of those Austrian companies, which are leaders as concerns social and environmental achievements. At present the index comprises 29 stocks.
Owner of the VÖNIX is VINIS Gesellschaft für nachhaltigen Vermögensaufbau und Innovation m.b.H, responsible for sustainability research is Mag. Friesenbichler Unternehmensberatung and the daily calculation and dissemination is done by Wiener Börse AG.
The index is calculated in EUR and disseminated in real-time. It is designed as a tradable index to be used as an underlying for structured products and for standardized derivatives (futures & options).