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Carbon Counts Asia 2007: Carbon Footprints of Asian Investment Funds

November 30, 2007

Carbon Counts Asia 2007: Carbon Footprints of Asian Investment Funds

12 pages | © December 2007 IFC and Trucost | Complimentary

 

The study, entitled "Carbon Counts Asia 2007: Carbon Footprints of Asian Investment Funds" finds that investors in Asian Equity funds are therefore more exposed to carbon risks, but that there are opportunities to reduce the carbon intensity of Asian equity funds by some 30 per cent without suffering loss in performance. The study was launched during the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali in December 2007.

 

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