Infrastructure is highly vulnerable to climate risk, as it involves “long-term” fixed-location assets that cannot be easily relocated. Physical risks, such as floods and fires, and transition risks associated with the shift to a low-carbon economy pose significant threats to infrastructure assets, including devaluation, poor investment choices, and exposure to potential regulatory shifts. Research by the EDHEC Infra & Private…
Ethical Marketing News, a leading UK based news resource for marketers, highlighted the launch of Scientific Climate Ratings (SCR), the first agency fully dedicated to quantifying the financial materiality of climate risk. The report featured the agency’s coverage that offers more than 6,000 infrastructure assets that are accessible for free, and its scientific tools leveraging high-resolution geospatial data, proprietary climate…
Climate scenarios are essential tools for assessing the financial impacts of climate risks and taking resilience measures. These scenarios are no longer theoretical; they provide reliable insights for forward-looking financial decisions for investors and issuers. Scientific Climate Ratings leverages three main scenario categories chosen for their reliable characteristics: Orderly, Disorderly, and No Transition. 1- Orderly This scenario involves the immediate and…
Scientific Climate Ratings (SCR) is built on a legacy of academic excellence, born out of decades of robust climate research from the EDHEC Climate Institute and EDHEC Infra & Private Assets Research Institute and leveraging successful EDHEC Business School ventures, including Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA). Our ratings draw strength from this meticulous foundation, transforming climate science into decision-useful…