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Issue 124: Redefining carbon credits; motivating small caps on sustainability reporting

Kenneth Lim
Published Fri, Nov 8, 2024 · 07:00 PM
    • BeZero’s carbon rating system translates the risk of a carbon credit into an implied discount rate.
    • BeZero’s carbon rating system translates the risk of a carbon credit into an implied discount rate. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    This week in ESG: Rating agencies drive fundamental shift in treatment of carbon credits; small listed companies confront looming reporting deadline

    Carbon credits

    Commodity or instrument?

    Singapore carbon exchange Climate Impact X’s (CIX) move to include carbon ratings for credits traded on its platform is part of a growing trend towards treating carbon credits as risk instruments instead of commodities.

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