Robeco, an international asset manager, has introduced its latest offering, the Robeco Climate Equities Indices.
According to ESG Today, this new index family is designed to provide investors with the opportunity to support global efforts aimed at reducing carbon emissions and mitigating the effects of climate change, catering to a diverse spectrum of climate investing strategies.
The creation of the Robeco Climate Equities Indices is motivated by the urgent need to transition to a low-carbon economy. This initiative represents Robeco’s commitment to innovative climate solutions, offering investors forward-looking tools to invest in stocks that contribute positively towards a sustainable future.
Robeco’s core business revolves around asset management, with a particular focus on pioneering investment solutions that address global environmental challenges. The company has invested heavily in developing proprietary tools and metrics that assess and integrate climate-related data into their investment strategies.
The new products under the Robeco Climate Equities Indices umbrella include tools like the Climate Traffic Light, which evaluates companies’ alignment with the Paris Agreement, the SDG Framework, and the Climate Beta. These tools enable investors to identify companies that are actively reducing their carbon footprint and those offering solutions that facilitate the global transition to a lower carbon economy.
The index suite includes the Robeco Developed Low-Carbon Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index, the Robeco Developed Paris-Aligned Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index, and the Robeco Developed Climate Leaders Equities Index.
Each index is tailored to meet specific investor needs, ranging from those seeking standard market returns with a focus on low-carbon emissions to those aligned more closely with the rigorous standards of the Paris Agreement.
Additional features of these indices highlight Robeco’s approach to climate investing, which transcends traditional carbon emissions data. By focusing on a broad spectrum of climate metrics, Robeco offers a nuanced investment approach that benefits from in-house developed, cutting-edge climate intellectual property.
Robeco Climate Strategist Lucian Peppelenbos said, “We decided years ago to not only focus on carbon emissions data when looking at climate investing. We invested in resources to also evaluate other climate characteristics of companies such as their alignment with the Paris Agreement, whether companies provide solutions to lower the world’s future emissions and their level of climate transition risk.
“We have developed these metrics inhouse and integrate them into our investment solutions. It’s great that our climate IP is now being made available to an even larger group of investors.”
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