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COP27 underscored the need for action on corporate climate pledges, the importance of data and a series of initiatives to spur public and private investment for developing countries. We review some of the key developments for companies and investors.

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A future that relies on fossil fuels could expose almost a quarter of the market value of companies in the MSCI ACWI IMI to the risks of severe physical climate impacts. Which were the most vulnerable sectors and what can be done to limit the risks? 

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So, once the targets have been set, investors need to urgently shift into a mode where they can affect large-scale decarbonization.

For investors and companies to get where they want to go, they need to know where they are - and if the steps they're taking now will help position them for success in achieving their net-zero goals.

With the question of why answered, we now need to move on to how. And this is trickier.

Chapter two of MSCI’s Net-Zero Now Documentary underscores the risks investors may face if they don’t prepare for a net-zero future.

The first chapter of MSCI’s Net-Zero Now Documentary sets the stage for how investors are measuring the temperature of their investments.

The question of the day is: Are there areas where “need” and “investability” overlap?

Despite years of warnings from epidemiologists, the COVID-19 outbreak caught the world off guard.