MSCI has launched eight indices to enable institutional investors to position their portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement to keep global temperatures within 1.5 degrees.
The Climate Paris Aligned Index Suite builds on the provider's existing climate change indices, and will help investors tackle climate change holistically through lowering transition and physical risks, while finding novel green investment opportunities. The indices - which include climate data from MSCI's climate value-at-risk tool, scope three emissions data, and green revenue - also incorporate the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The provider also said the suite is designed to exceed the minimum standards of the EU Paris Aligned Be...
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