The EDHEC Climate Institute (ECI) supports finance professionals and decision-makers in navigating the challenges of climate change through cutting-edge research and practical tools. Our work focuses on six key areas: Physical Risks, Transition Risks, Resilience & Transition Technologies, Climate Scenarios, Green Assets, and Climate Regulation & Policies.
With a strong track record in climate finance, ECI develops innovative approaches to physical and transition risks—particularly Scope 3 emissions, consumer behavior, and emerging technologies. We also provide independent insights into how climate change impacts asset pricing and investment strategy.
Through close collaboration with academia, industry, and public stakeholders, ECI fosters targeted partnerships to accelerate the transition to a low-emission, climate-resilient economy.
Launch of Scientific Climate Ratings: A New Standard in Climate Risk Assessment
Born out of research from the EDHEC Climate Institute, Scientific Climate Ratings, the first rating agency fully dedicated to quantifying the financial impact of climate risk, offers forward-looking ratings that quantify how transition risks and physical risks affect the financial value of assets.
Research Programmes
Resilience & Transition Tech
Engineering and technology-driven insights for decarbonisation and climate resilience in infrastructure.
Green Assets
Quantify the climate-related risk for different types of assets (infrastructure, real estate and listed companies) for investors worldwide.
Climate Scenarios
Complement existing benchmark climate scenarios with probabilistic information, and improve their sectoral and regional granularity.
Transition Risks
Quantify the financial impacts of climate risk related to a transition toward a low carbon economy. It is approached through a complete vision considering the specific geo-sectoral aspects.
Physical Risks
Develop methods to quantify climate change-driven physical risk impacts across time and space, with a particular focus on critical infrastructure, real estate and listed equities.
Climate Regulation & Policies
Examine the norms shaping climate risk assessment and management, providing insights to integrate risks into decision-making and support the low-emission transition.
News
News
EDHEC Business School has announced the creation of Scientific Climate Ratings (SCR), the first European rating agency dedicated to assessing the financial materiality of climate-related risks. Developed through research from the EDHEC Climate Institute, SCR is the first initiative of its kind to combine climate science, geospatial data, and financial valuation models in a structured public rating framework.
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