Research Insight
VicSuper Carbon Counts 2009
01 February 2010
Trucost analysed the carbon emissions, exposure to carbon costs and disclosure levels of ASX200 companies.
Newsweek Green Rankings: insight into America's greenest companies
01 September 2009
Newsweek used Trucost's quantitative data to inform its environmental performance ranking of the 500 largest companies in America.
Carbon risks in UK equity funds
06 July 2009
Trucost research on the carbon footprints of portfolios and carbon management in pension fund assets.
Carbon risks and opportunities in the S&P 500
02 June 2009
Trucost's analysis of the global greenhouse gas emissions, carbon intensity and exposure to carbon costs of companies in the S&P 500 Index.
Carbon Counts USA: the carbon footprints of US mutual funds
08 April 2009
Trucost analysis of 91 US mutual funds reveals a wide variation in carbon footprints.
VicSuper Carbon Counts 2008
21 November 2008
Trucost analysed the carbon disclosure and performance of companies in the S&P ASX200.
Carbon Counts 2008: the carbon footprints of Australian superannuation investment managers
09 September 2008
Trucost analysis of the carbon impacts of 100 portfolios in 14 Super Funds, highlighting the effects of different investment styles on carbon performance.
Carbon audit of Henderson Industries of the Future Fund
08 September 2008
Trucost data on the greenhouse gas emissions of companies in the Henderson Industries of the Future Fund reveal that the fund is 40% more efficient than its benchmark.
Carbon audit of Henderson Global Care UK Income Fund
08 September 2008
September 2008, commissioned by Henderson Global Investors: Trucost data on the greenhouse gas emissions of companies in the Henderson Global Care UK Income Fund reveal that carbon performance has improved significantly since 2007.
Manufacturers: profits at risk from carbon costs
04 July 2008
Trucost study on how indirect carbon costs could financially affect manufacturers in different industries and countries.
Carbon neutrality and carbon offsetting in the FTSE All-share
12 December 2007
Trucost study into the role and relative efficacy of carbon neutrality compared to other carbon management strategies.
Carbon Counts Asia 2007: the carbon footprints of Asian investment funds
11 December 2007
Trucost study of the carbon footprints of 90 equity funds in Asia and the MSCI Asia ex-Japan Index.
Environmental disclosure: the second major review of environmental reporting in the Annual Report & Accounts of the FTSE All-Share
11 October 2007
Trucost analysis of environmental reporting by FTSE All-Share companies for the year ending 31 March 2007.
Carbon Disclosure Project Report 2007: UK FTSE 350
09 October 2007
Trucost analysis of climate change disclosures by FTSE 350 companies.
VicSuper Carbon Count 2007
25 September 2007
Trucost analysed the carbon emissions, intensities, exposures, and disclosure levels of Australian companies in the S&P ASX200.
Carbon Disclosure Project Report 2006: UK FTSE 350
20 September 2007
Trucost research reveals increasing carbon disclosure by FTSE 100 companies, with FTSE 250 companies lagging significantly.
Carbon Counts 2007: the carbon footprints of UK Investment Funds
16 July 2007
Trucost ranks 118 UK equity funds on their carbon footprints.
Carbon Disclosure Project Report 2006: electric utilities 265
29 January 2007
Trucost research reveals that less than half of the world's largest electric utilities disclose their carbon emissions to investors.
Environmental Disclosures: the first 100 FTSE All-Share companies to report under the new Company Law reporting requirements
20 November 2006
Trucost assesses environmental disclosures of FTSE All-Share companies against reporting requirements of the EU Accounts Modernisation Directive.
Carbon Disclosure Project Report 2006: Asia ex-Japan
19 September 2006
Commissioned by the Carbon Disclosure Project: A joint study by Trucost and The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) analyses responses by companies in Asia ex-Japan to the CDP.
Carbon Management & Carbon Neutrality in the FTSE All-Share
03 July 2006
Trucost analysis of FTSE All-Share company approaches to implementing carbon management strategies.
Is My Portfolio Still Green? the 2006 carbon audit of the Henderson Global Care Income Fund
01 June 2006
Trucost's second analysis of carbon emissions associated with stocks in Henderson's fund.
The Future is Low Carbon: the 2006 carbon audit of the Henderson Industries of the Future Fund
01 June 2006
Trucost analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated in Henderson's fund.
The Carbon 100: quantifying the carbon emissions, intensities and exposures of the FTSE 100
13 June 2005
Trucost measured the carbon emissions of the top 100 listed companies in the UK, their carbon intensity in terms of revenue, EBITDA, market capitalisation and exposure to carbon costs.
How Green is My Portfolio? a carbon audit of the Henderson Global Care Income Fund
13 June 2005
Trucost's pioneering carbon audit shows that Henderson's fund is 32% less carbon intensive than the FTSE All-Share Index.
Environmental Disclosures: in the Annual Report & Accounts of companies in the FTSE All Share
15 July 2004
Trucost's research revealed that less than one-quarter of FTSE All-Share companies made any quantitative environmental disclosures in their Annual Reports & Accounts, despite new UK regulations calling for this from January 2005.
Climate Change and the S&P 500
04 May 2004
Trucost analysis of S&P 500 constituents on carbon dioxide emissions disclosures. The study shows how abatement costs can be applied to emissions to help forecast which firms could be most financially affected by carbon constraints.