ESG Overview

Climate Risk Strategies

We believe climate change is one of the biggest risks in investment portfolios today. These risks impact almost all segments and industries – not just the obvious polluters. However, with climate risk comes tremendous investment opportunity as the economy reworks against the impact of climate change.

Our Solutions

We’ve developed a range of performance-targeted solutions to help address climate risk and position your portfolio for the transition to the coming low-carbon economy.

Sustainable Climate Strategy
This breakthrough strategy offers global equity exposure, while targeting climate change. It achieves results through a powerful mix of mitigation of current impacts and adaptation to future climate risks.

Improving portfolios for the present and positioning for the future.

Low-Carbon Corporate Bond Strategy
This strategy offers fully customizable corporate bond exposure with a client-selected carbon reduction target range.

Minimizes tracking error and maintains benchmark characteristics.

Low-Carbon Equity Index Solution
Fully customizable equity exposure which allows clients to select their preferred carbon-reduction objective or targeted tracking error.

Delivering Investment Solutions for a Low-Carbon World

Climate-Specific Reporting

Our climate reporting solutions are designed to help clients understand how their strategies perform against investment objectives, including climate focused objectives. The reports also help clients meet regulatory obligations, as well as their reporting obligations to beneficiaries, trustees, and other stakeholders.

Featured Insights

The ESG Data Challenge

Quality data is the lifeblood of investment analysis. While “quality” can be defined in several ways, most investors agree that consistency and comparability in the availability of data across companies are essential elements of an effective data set. Learn more about considerations that asset owners should incorporate into their evaluation of ESG data providers

Contact Us

For questions or for further information about the State Street Global Advisors ESG Investment Solutions, please email us at esg@ssga.com.

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