Advancing the Industry’s Thinking on Sustainable Investing
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An Effective Tool for Net Zero: A Foundational Overview of Global Carbon Markets
This report highlights that global carbon markets (GCMs), crucial for achieving net-zero emissions, are market-driven tools to efficiently price carbon and manage emissions. Investors must understand the role that GCMs can play in investment strategies, including impact investing and to exploit trading opportunities as these markets evolve.
Investment Innovations Toward Achieving Net Zero
CFA Institute Research and Policy Center has convened net-zero thought leaders and investment luminaries to break down the big ideas around achieving net zero. They provide practical guidance for investors, asset managers, investment professionals, and regulators. More than 50 authors from the United States, Europe, and Asia collaborated on 16 research projects. We will be publishing their papers through January 2025.
Modeling Climate Transition Risk: A Network Approach
Climate transition risks pose a significant threat to financial stability. This report recommends investors and policymakers understand and manage these risks using scenario-based approaches to predict potential asset losses and systemic impacts.
To UK FRC on the Sustainability Assurance Market
CFA Institute and CFA Society United Kingdom comment on the FRC’s market study on the Assurance of Sustainability Reporting.
Sustainability Reporting
Sustainability reporting refers to qualitative and quantitative disclosures by issuers about environmental, social, and governance topics. CFA Institute brings a rich history of investor-focused advocacy for high-quality financial reports and independent audits to our global advocacy in sustainability reporting.
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CFA Institute Position Statement on ESG
Read CFA Institute’s positions on environmental, social, and governance integration in the investment process
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Dean Hand: Measuring Success in Impact Investing
Host Nicole Gehrig welcomes Dean Hand, Chief Research Officer at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). They delve into the critical topic of impact investing, clarifying its definition amidst common misconceptions in the investment marketplace.
Jane Thostrup Jagd: Aligning Company Boards, Investors, and Sustainability Goals
Listen in as Dr. Jane Thostrup Jagd, Director of Net Zero Finance at We Mean Business Coalition, and Josina Kamerling, Head of EMEA Regulatory Outreach at CFA Institute, discuss the necessity of integrating sustainability departments within companies, particularly in collaboration with financial teams.
Aniket Shah: The Energy Transition: Roadblocks, Solutions, and Investment Opportunities
In this episode of the Sustainability Story, host Deborah Kidd, CFA, talks with Dr. Aniket Shah, Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainability and Transition Strategy at Jefferies Group, LLC. Aniket leverages his work across academia, public policy, and financial markets to provide unique insights into the energy transition roadblocks and the three keys to overcoming them.
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CFA Institute Research and Policy Center is committed to providing investment professionals with tools and resources for understanding, measuring, and managing sustainability-related risks and opportunities; meeting client demands; and complying with regulatory requirements.
Our research covers an array of sustainable investing topics, including biodiversity, human capital, climate risk, net zero commitment issues, and environmental, social, and governance investment approaches and performance data. Our advocacy efforts and standards advance sustainable investing ethics, professional conduct, and market integrity.