Zurich, Dec 17, 2024 – In an era where climate change poses significant risks and opportunities for investment portfolios, transparency and accuracy in climate reporting have become more critical than ever. While practices for reporting on climate related-matters for long-only portfolios has become more established, the reporting of portfolios that include derivative positions is still evolving.

Inrate’s new report presents a best-practice approach for combining long and short positions in climate reporting. The fundamental idea behind the approach is to capture the economic exposure of portfolio positions for both long and short positions based on the principle of market signals. To ensure traceability, the respective portfolio segments need to be recognized separately.

Using the Finreon Carbon Focus® portfolio as a case study, the report illustrates how long-short strategies can effectively reduce financed emissions. Combining long positions in low-carbon leaders with short positions in CO2-intensive companies offers a way to reduce financed GHG emissions while simultaneously sending market signals.

Inrate is delighted to be working with a specialist in this field, combining sustainability expertise with innovative investment approaches.

For information visit https://inrate.com/news/climate-reporting-of-long-short-investment-portfolios-and-derivatives-a-best-practice-approach-for-transparency/ or contact Glen Boschi ([email protected])

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