the search for climate smart investments
Climate change has finally become a mainstream investment topic within the financial industry. The wider availability of better-quality data together with the political will to achieve international climate goals have shifted the focus from investment risks to -opportunities.
It is possible to build an equity market neutral position with a negative portfolio CO2 footprint to hedge (or lower) current footprints in financial and non-financial assets.
the case of European equities
The latest White Paper by leading experts connects the global context on investment and climate change towards a 2-degree world with the status quo of academic research, and presents latest findings on the investment and climate performance of climate smart investments in European Equities.
Maximilian Horster
Managing Director at ISS
"We see great interest from investors who both wish to tackle climate change, and to rely on well-proven methods for creating added value in purely financial terms."
White paper
The search for climate-smart investments - the case of European equities
Ulf Füllgraf
Managing Director at Alpha Centauri
"We have extensive experience in factor based investments strategies. Based on ISS-ETHIX´s database, we developed a suite of climate smart portfolios - spanning equity long only, market neutral and long short solutions."
Comment in Absolut|alternative:
Climate change and the consequences for classical benchmarks
Interview in HEDGEWORK:
Climate Smart Investments: Is climate change already priced in on the stock market?
available strategies
Bespoke Solutions
Equity solutions (Long Only/Long Short) targeting individual requirements.