Key Impact Points:
- Innovative Research: The center tackles complex climate and environmental challenges to foster long-term innovation.
- Collaborative Approach: It partners with academic experts and leverages S&P Global’s extensive data and analytics.
- Actionable Intelligence: Aims to provide critical insights for investors, banks, and sustainability solution providers.
Introduction to the Climate Center of Excellence
S&P Global has established the Climate Center of Excellence within its Sustainable1 division, uniting top scientists and strategists to advance climate, environmental, and nature research.
Mission and Objectives
The center’s mission is clear:
- Address Methodological Challenges: Tackle complex issues in climate science to support innovation.
- Foster Thought Leadership: Promote science-driven insights for market intelligence.
- Build Academic Partnerships: Collaborate with external experts to enhance research and innovation.
Dr. Terence Thompson, Chief Science Officer, emphasized, “To push the frontiers in climate research, S&P Global scientists are diving into some of the most complex data and modelling challenges in the physical and economic sciences.”
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Collaborative Framework
The Climate Center will work across all S&P Global divisions—Market Intelligence, Ratings, Commodity Insights, Mobility, and Dow Jones Indices—to ensure that solutions are based on top-tier science and data.
Thomas Yagel, Chief Operating and Product Officer for S&P Global Sustainable1, stated, “Developing the most innovative climate risk data solutions requires collaboration across the industry.”
Commitment to Excellence
S&P Global is dedicated to providing decision-useful intelligence grounded in best-in-class science, benefiting investors, banks, companies, and sustainability solution providers.
For more information on collaboration opportunities with the Climate Center of Excellence, visit their website.
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