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Carbon Footprinting Demystified


16 mins listen June 14, 2024



When it comes to climate altering carbon emissions, investors, like asset managers and banks, used to only measure their direct carbon emissions from their buildings and purchased electricity. But now, they are being asked by regulators, stakeholders, and clients to report on the emissions associated with their investment portfolios – a much more complicated and vital task. In this episode, guest Carrie Wang explains to host Mike Disabato why portfolio carbon footprinting is so important to the future of investing and so complicated.

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Michael Disabato

Vice President, MSCI Research

Carrie Wang

Vice President, MSCI Research

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