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Tag Archives: S&P Paris-Aligned & Climate Transition Indices

Jun 6, 2023

Where’s Your Carbon Gone? How the S&P PACT Indices Decarbonize

As the world aims to decarbonize toward a net zero future, the importance of tracking the carbon footprint of portfolios is becoming a primary focus for many investors; specifically, to measure and understand whether portfolios emulate the emission reduction targets needed globally to help mitigate the impacts of climate change. For investors, tracking an EU…

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Jan 31, 2023

Net-Zero Targets and Temperature Alignment: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

For many people, a new year represents a chance to set new objectives and to tick (or scrap) the previous year’s list of resolutions. Whether this objective-setting exercise works is debatable. A similar phenomenon might be observed within companies. Scientific consensus maintains that net-zero emissions should be reached by 2050 if the world is to…

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Nov 15, 2022

Reversing the Entropy of Climate Change

According to the second law of thermodynamics, the state of disorder or chaos of a system, also known as entropy, increases over time, defining the so-called arrow of time. Applying this analogy to Earth, is the world headed into chaos as climate change unfolds? Not necessarily. Just as entropy can decrease if useful work is…

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Jun 23, 2022

Data Driving the Weights within the S&P 500 Net Zero 2050 Paris-Aligned ESG Index

The World Meteorological Organization estimates that there is a 50% chance that global warming will exceed 1.5°C before 2026.1 The International Panel on Climate Change has warned that time is running out—climate change is no longer a problem for the future, and its associated physical risks are materializing more evidently.2 The world may need to…

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Mar 30, 2022

S&P PACT Indices Target Sector Neutrality

Recently announced results for a consultation on the S&P PACT™ Indices (S&P Paris-Aligned & Climate Transition Indices) reveal that they will now target country and sector neutrality. This has the potential benefit of comparing companies, as much as possible, to close peers (those in the same sector and country), while reducing active risk. The EU’s…

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Mar 10, 2022

An ESG Solution for Varying Objectives: S&P 500 ESG-Based Indices

When it comes to ESG indices, different objectives require different solutions. Indices can range from simple to sophisticated, concentrated to benchmark-like, broad environmental, social and governance to climate-focused, and more. Our growing suite of ESG indices aims to serve a wide range of ESG needs and support the alignment of investments with ESG principles. When…

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Feb 24, 2022

As the UK Targets Net Zero by 2050, the S&P UK PACT Indices Can Too

The UK set goals of reaching net zero targets by 2050; these targets include transitioning to cleaner power and a more sustainable future, securing 440,000 well-paid jobs, and protecting the British consumer from global fossil fuels price spikes.1 The UK equity market certainly has some work to do, given its high weight in carbon-intensive sectors,…

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Feb 17, 2021

S&P PACT Indices Sector Weight Explanation in Developed and U.S. Markets

In April 2020, we launched the S&P PACTTM (Paris-Aligned & Climate Transition) Indices. The indices aim to align with a 1.5oC climate scenario, the EU’s minimum standards for EU Climate Transition Benchmarks and EU Paris-Aligned Benchmarks, and the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), while maintaining a broad, diversified exposure. The…

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Dec 4, 2020

Biden 1, Climate Change 1.5

“Today, the Trump Administration officially left the Paris Climate Agreement. And in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will rejoin it.” –Joe Biden, Nov. 4, 2020. 1 In a crowded field for “standout tweets from a U.S. president or president-elect,” for those of us who have dedicated careers to tackling sustainability challenges, this may be…

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Jul 1, 2020

S&P PACT™ Indices: Empowering Investors Looking to Align with a 1.5°C Scenario

How can indices provide greater insight into climate risk and help investors looking to go beyond traditional carbon reduction strategies? Take a closer look at the drivers behind the new S&P PACT™ Indices with S&P DJI’s Jaspreet Duhra and Andrew Innes.

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