The Road to Science-Based Corporate Net-Zero Target Setting

What challenges do companies face in setting targets under the Science Based Targets initiative’s corporate net-zero standard? In this report, we examine the hurdles companies may encounter when seeking to limit their role in global warming. The challenges could be categorized into three parts.

Net-Zero: From Target to Action

Over 1,200 companies have set science-based targets in line with net-zero goals. Watch the Climate Week panel discussion hosted by MSCI and Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) now on demand. Ceres CEO Mindy Lubber and Doug Sabo, Chief Sustainability Officer of Visa, join Beth Byington, MSCI's Head of Corporate ESG & climate solutions, to examine the questions investors and companies are confronting as they work towards net-zero.

Inflation Reduction Act May Energize Utilities' Energy Transition

The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act includes USD 369 billion in new energy- and climate-related spending over the next decade. So what does that mean for investors, particularly those with allocations to utilities and energy? It means utilities and energy companies could reduce their direct and indirect emissions if the act helps make their energy transitions more financially appealing.

Feel the Breeze: Companies with Most Wind-Related Revenue

As the world has sought to transition away from fossil fuels, the installed capacity of wind energy has tripled from 2010 to 2020. Furthermore, the Network for Greening the Financial System forecasts continued long-term growth in wind energy – whether the world stays on its current trajectory or raises its ambitions for renewable energy. Our interactive charts show which companies in the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index generated the highest share of revenues from wind-related business lines.