Carbon data & bankability: Why financial institutions are getting serious about CO₂ intelligence
Over the past years, the finance community has become a growing consumer of companies’ carbon information – both at the corporate level and, increasingly, at the level of products and services. Why is such CO2 data relevant to investors and banks? The immediate answer is to point out that “They have to consider it”. Indeed, financial regulation […]
Leaders & Laggards: ESG & valuations
We are often asked around the importance of ESG data in company valuations. When does sustainability come out most prominently in valuation assignments? It is typically one of two types of companies: There are likely also firms that are middle of the pack, in between 1 and 2. For them ESG data points are helpful […]
EU Taxonomy impact on shareholder value
EU Taxonomy impact on shareholder value The EU Taxonomy marked one of the first legislative attempts to set a commons standard for the “greenness” of a company. Seeking to elevate this from more subjective interpretations. When it was first announced in 2017 investors, it seems, took notice. According to a study by Bassen et al. […]