Morningstar Sustainalytics - Physical Climate Risk Metrics
Data category
- Environmental data
- Rankings
- Research data
Who are the data users?
- Financial institutions
- Investors
What asset class does the data cover?
Listed equityBrief description of the data offering
Morningstar Sustainalytics’ Physical Climate Risk Metrics help investors understand their direct and indirect exposure to physical climate change and the potential financial impacts to their portfolio companies. With coverage supported by data on over 12 million assets, investors can leverage Physical Climate Risk Metrics to understand their portfolio exposure, fulfill reporting requirements, and prioritize topics and companies for engagement activities.
Where and how do you source your data?
Asset location data is drawn from numerous proprietary and public databases to search company names, trading names, and subsidiaries, including both owned and leased operational assets worldwide. Hazard risk data based on two climate change scenarios is generated with XDI’s Climate Risk Engines. To translate the physical climate risk metrics into financial losses, we use key financial metrics sourced from Morningstar’s financial report databases.
