ESG & Sustainability — June 4, 2021

Forward-looking Climate Metrics: An introduction to the current global landscape

In this paper, Qontigo’s Sustainable Investment experts review some of the most prominent forward-looking climate metrics (FLCMs) that are currently available to investors, including proprietary methodologies developed by dedicated providers. They also discuss the challenges that still remain with respect to the coverage, standardization, and reliability of the data underpinning FLCMs.

This research also demonstrates the effect of such challenges by showing the divergence in estimated performance for the same companies using different data providers and concludes with a look at key implications for index design and climate transition at large.