S&P Dow Jones Indices releases S&P Index Carbon Emitter Scorecard

By Lisa Kerner

Charlotte, N.C., April 7 – S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the S&P Index Carbon Emitter Scorecard, a report that provides carbon production and efficiency metrics for major indexes and styles across global markets.

The report provides data on total greenhouse gas emissions for major equity benchmarks across the globe.

Analysis is based on the S&P Global 1200 which is constructed of seven headline indexes – the S&P 500, S&P Europe 350, S&P TOPIX 150 (Japan), S&P/TSX 60 (Canada), S&P/ASX All Australian 50, S&P Asia 50 and S&P Latin America 40, according to a news release.

According to the report, if every constituent of the S&P 500 could reduce their direct emissions to zero, the impact would be roughly equivalent to removing all the emissions produced in France, Germany and the United Kingdom combined.

“By examining various measures of efficiency and discussing styles and sectors the report provides key considerations in building environmentally friendly portfolios including insight into the styles and sectors that are more likely to be powered by caffeine not fossil fuels,” said Tim Edwards, senior director of index investment strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices, in a news release.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is part of McGraw Hill Financial.

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