MSCI to Strengthen Climate Risk Capability with Acquisition of Carbon Delta
09 Setembro 2019 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision
support tools and services for the global investment community,
announced today that its subsidiary, MSCI Barra (Suisse) Sàrl, has
entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zurich-based
environmental fintech and data analytics firm, Carbon Delta AG
(“Carbon Delta”).
Founded in 2015, Carbon Delta is a global leader for climate
change scenario analysis. Together, MSCI and Carbon Delta will
create an extensive climate risk assessment and reporting offering
for the institutional market, providing global investors with
solutions to help them better understand the impact of climate
change on their investment portfolios and comply with mandatory and
voluntary climate risk disclosure initiatives and requirements.
Voluntary reporting initiatives are being led by entities such as
the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and
the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investing
(UNPRI), while mandatory disclosure requirements are quickly
developing across the European Union and North America.
The Carbon Delta integration will expand MSCI’s robust suite of
climate risk capabilities with state-of-the-art modeling technology
that supports climate scenario analysis and forward-looking
assessment of transition and physical risks, as well as extensive
company-level analysis of publicly traded companies globally. This
will be offered as MSCI Climate Value-at-Risk, an innovative
and pioneering climate risk metric that calculates the impact of
climate change on a company’s market value and helps investors
understand and quantify these risks within their portfolio.
“We believe climate change will become one of the most important
investment factors over the long term. Institutional investors
should be able to analyze the exposure of their portfolios to
climate risk while also being able to report on their climate
strategy,” said Remy Briand, Head of ESG at MSCI. “We are
pleased to come together with Carbon Delta to provide our clients
with state-of-the-art climate risk analysis capabilities that can
help shape investment management practices of the future.”
The Zurich office will act as MSCI’s Climate Risk Center, the
focal point for the development of climate change risk analytics
and tools. The aim will be to develop strong partnerships with
leading academic and research institutions around the world to
advance the use of climate science for financial risk analysis,
building on the relationships already forged by Carbon Delta.
“Carbon Delta has aimed to create the best climate change
scenario analytics for financial institutions,” said Dr. Oliver
Marchand, CEO of Carbon Delta. “We are very excited to join
forces with MSCI to mature and grow our products. Combining Carbon
Delta’s scenario analysis and MSCI’s products is what institutional
investors have been asking for.”
The transaction is expected to close within the next month,
subject to customary closing conditions. The business is expected
to add approximately $4 to $5 million of recurring expenses to the
ESG operating segment within MSCI’s “All Other” reporting segment.
The purchase will be funded through existing cash on hand.
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About MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools
and services for the global investment community. With over 45
years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power
better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and
analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more
effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced
solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve
transparency across the investment process. To learn more, please
visit www.msci.com. MSCI#IR
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