MSCI Climate Indexes - intro

Analysis by the MSCI Climate Risk Center has shown the increasingly significant threat climate change poses to the long-term resilience of investment portfolios1. Our aim is to equip investors with the tools to benchmark, measure and manage exposure to climate risk and identify sustainable investment opportunities.

Climate indexes that address your climate objectives

MSCI offers climate indexes for both equity & fixed Income that aim to meet the variety of needs of institutional investors who wish to address climate change. The MSCI Climate Indexes can help institutional investors integrate climate considerations in portfolio construction, mitigate climate risks, capture opportunities or align with the goals of the Paris Agreement.


MSCI Climate Indexes - table

    Key features
Objectives MSCI Index Are GHG emissions used in the index? Are there business activity and UNGC screens? How does the index address climate reputational risk? Are emission reduction targets used? Is climate risk management taken into account? Does the index reward green business? Does the index meet EU PAB/CTB standards? Index constituent weighting
Reduce emissions Ex Fossil Fuel     Removes companies with fossil fuel reserves         Market cap
Low Carbon Target* Scope 1 & 2             Target outcomes
Drive the transition Climate Action Scope 1,2 & 3 Yes SBTi, credible track record Yes Yes   Market cap
Align Climate Change Scope 1,2 & 3 Yes Thermal coal Captured in the LCT score Captured in the LCT score Yes CTB Wheight tilt
Climate Paris Aligned Scope 1,2 & 3 Yes Oil & gas, power generation, thermal coal targets and track record captured in the LCT score Yes PAB Target outcomes

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    MSCI Climate Indexes - what sets

    What sets MSCI Climate Indexes apart?

    • Multi Asset and Customization Options

       
      MSCI offers Climate Indexes for both Equity & Fixed Income.
       
      MSCI Climate Indexes can be used as a standalone index or as an overlay to an ESG strategy. They can also include various customizations.

     


    Parallel Benchmarking: One Portfolio, Dual Perspectives - Video

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    Parallel Benchmarking: One Portfolio, Dual Perspectives

    Broad market-cap weighted indexes might not fully assess climate-objective alignment. We believe that an appropriate parallel benchmark could help illustrate this alignment, improve transparency and allow investors to make more informed decisions.

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    MSCI Climate Indexes - contact us

    Contact us to learn more

    Contact our Client Service team to learn more about our climate indexes or to discuss your own climate objectives.

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    MSCI Climate Index

    MSCI Climate Index - footnotes

    *The MSCI Low Carbon Target index methodology will incorporate Scope 3 and other changes effective December 1, 2022. A separate index series will continue to exist with the current methodology.

    1https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/esg-investing/climate-solutions

    MSCI ESG Ratings, Carbon Data, Low Carbon Transition Score Climate VaR and research provided by MSCI ESG Research LLC. MSCI ESG Indexes utilize information from, but are not provided by, MSCI ESG Research LLC. MSCI Equity Indexes are products of MSCI Inc. and are administered by MSCI UK Limited.