Climate Action Indexes
MSCI Climate Action Indexes are designed to help institutional investors seeking to finance decarbonization by investing in companies prepared to drive their sector’s low-carbon transition. The indexes include companies in every sector taking concrete steps to reduce their carbon emissions and reimagine their businesses for a net-zero world.
Target benefitsDiscover tools to take climate action
Allocate essential capital
Identify companies in each sector prepared to drive their sector’s low-carbon transition.
Maintain consistent framework
Align with MSCI ACWI IMI while targeting companies based on climate characteristics.
Access climate engagement tools
Discover companies that are candidates for dialogue intended to spur action.
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Learn how our indexes leverage sector-level insights to help you meet net-zero goals.
Opportunity set
All eligible companies are included in each sector as indicated by transition readiness.
Sector leadership
Indexes tilt toward companies with science-based climate targets and those successfully navigating the energy transition.
Sector-specific insight
Indexes aim for balanced sector weights, a forward-looking view and bottom-up approach.
Helping you finance decarbonization
All companies in each GICS® sector that pass the eligibility screens are scored on a four-part assessment of their transition readiness, and weights are tilted toward those scoring best within their sector.
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1 Company-level emissions reduction targets which have been approved by Science Based Targets initiative