South Pole Group’s expertise on carbon screening of investments gains global attention

South Pole Group is proud to have contributed to the 2015 Environomist China Carbon Market Research Report launched at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) compound earlier this month. The report consists of an extensive Chinese market-focused carbon research on China’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). The second in a series of annual publications, the 2015 China Carbon Market Research Report provides an up to date and complete overview over the seven Chinese ETS pilots. In addition, the report analysed nation-wide market survey results as well as the carbon risks and roles of financial institutions.

”The increasing involvement of the financial sector will be one of the key themes characterizing the development of China’s carbon market in 2015”, stated Caspar Chiquet, Director of Operations at South Pole Group, at the launch event.

South Pole Group advises the public and private sector on how to manage carbon risks of investments.

“An increasing amount of companies globally, including in China, are being forced to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions, which in turn impacts company value and hits investments”, points out Max Horster, partner at South Pole Group, in a special column for investors that was included in the report. “Investment carbon foot printing enables the quantification and management of greenhouse gas emissions and is the first step towards understanding an investor’s impact on climate change.”