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David Bokern
Senior Associate, MSCI Research
David Bokern focuses on climate-risk research. In his role, he develops models to estimate greenhouse-gas emission footprints, in particular for corporate Scope 3 (value-chain) emissions. David also focuses on the economic impacts of water scarcity. He joined MSCI through its acquisition of Carbon Delta. David holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences from LMU Munich.
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Articles by David Bokern
Reported Emission Footprints: The Challenge is Real
5 mins read Blog | Mar 9, 2022 | David BokernInvestors’ ability to make comprehensive assessments of companies’ climate profiles relies on being able to analyze trustworthy corporate disclosures of greenhouse-gas emissions. Yet the current state of disclosures remains challenging.
A Major Step Forward for Scope 3 Carbon Emissions
Research Report | Oct 1, 2020 | Brendan Baker , David Bokern , Antonios PanagiotopoulosReporting on Scope 3 emissions continues to raise challenges for companies and institutional investors due to poor disclosure, data incompleteness and high volatility. Yet, these indirect upstream and downstream emissions tend to represent the largest share of a company’s – or a portfolio’s – total emissions. This report highlights the importance of comparable Scope 3 estimates when managing climate change risks facing investment portfolios.