Investment leaders offer transparent method to report alignment of funds with the Paris Agreement

A new paper from the Investment Leaders Group (ILG) includes a simple, transparent and scientifically robust method of reporting fund alignment with the Paris Agreement on climate change. The proposed ‘temperature score’ estimates the implied temperature rise of portfolios (and their underlying assets) revealing whether they meet the Paris ambition of limiting global warming to well below 2°C. Understanding the climate performance of investment funds Part 2: A universal temperature score method is the final in a two-part series exploring how investment funds can report their impact on climate stability. The first report found that present forms of disclosure…

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