BNP Paribas CIB, Euronext and Scientific Climate Indices, an EDHEC Venture, launch a climate resilience index. Scientific Climate Indices is proud to contribute to this initiative supporting the development of innovative climate resilience and adaptation investment solutions. The initiative originated from discussions initiated with BNP Paribas in Nice last year, which quickly evolved into a strong alignment around a shared ambition: developing innovative equity index solutions integrating physical climate risk resilience into investment strategies.

Two entities from the EDHEC Business School ecosystem played a central role in the project:

• Scientific Climate Indices, specialised in the design of equity investment strategies integrating climate objectives and constraints;
• EDHEC Climate Institute, an interdisciplinary applied research center dedicated to climate finance and climate-related challenges.

The resulting index combines transition-related considerations, ESG criteria and climate resilience metrics to help orient investments toward more resilient companies while remaining aligned with market requirements. The index is now live. With initial assets under management supported by BNP Paribas Wealth Management, this initiative represents an important step toward the development of innovative climate resilience and adaptation investment solutions.

“The objective is clear: to become a market reference for innovative equity index strategies dedicated to climate resilience and adaptation.”
Shahyar Safaee, Deputy CEO and Business Development Director, Scientific Cliamte Indices