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Case
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Reference no. 220-0058-1
Subject category: Economics, Politics and Business Environment
Authors: Lucie Tepla (INSEAD)
Published by: INSEAD
Originally published in: 2020
Version: 10/2020
Length: 18 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Climate change risk; Carbon risk; Stranded assets; Carbon footprint; Carbon intensity; Tracking error; Low carbon investing; Decarbonisation; Index methodology; Signalling; Shareholder engagement; Long term investors
Tags: UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs): Goal 13: Climate action
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Abstract

In September 2014, a week before the UN Climate Summit, MSCI launched an innovative family of indices designed to allow investors to manage carbon risk in their portfolio. The MSCI Low Carbon Indices were developed at the request of, and with critical insight from two pension funds - AP4 of Sweden and FRR in France - which committed EUR2 billion, and Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager, which licensed the indices in order to offer low carbon funds (index mutual funds, ETFs) to other investors.
Location:
Global
Other setting(s):
2010-2014
Teaching note
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Reference no. 220-0058-8
Subject category: Economics, Politics and Business Environment
Authors: Lucie Tepla (INSEAD)
Published by: INSEAD
Originally published in: 2020
Version: 10/2020
Length: 15 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract

In September 2014, a week before the UN Climate Summit, MSCI launched an innovative family of indices designed to allow investors to manage carbon risk in their portfolio. The MSCI Low Carbon Indices were developed at the request of, and with critical insight from two pension funds - AP4 of Sweden and FRR in France - which committed EUR2 billion, and Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager, which licensed the indices in order to offer low carbon funds (index mutual funds, ETFs) to other investors.

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Location:
Global
Other setting(s):
2010-2014

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Teaching note
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Reference no. 220-0058-8
Subject category: Economics, Politics and Business Environment
Authors: Lucie Tepla (INSEAD)
Published by: INSEAD
Originally published in: 2020
Version: 10/2020
Length: 15 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details