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BOSTON (Reuters) – S&P Dow Jones Indices has removed electric carmaker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc from its widely-followed S&P 500 ESG Index, citing issues including racial discrimination claims against the company and its handling of a government investigation after crashes linked to its autopilot vehicles.
The changes, effective May 2, were described in May 17 blog post sent by a spokesman for the index provider on Wednesday.
