EcoMap is a research organization and open platform, developed in collaboration with MSCI Sustainability Institute and leading academic institutions. The platform provides quantified and monetized environmental costs (also labeled externalities) through impact accounting — starting with greenhouse gas emissions and integrating these values into financial analysis. Developed and operated without a profit motive, EcoMap provides accessible, transparent, and academically rigorous analysis of environmental impacts. By enabling stakeholders across industry, academia, government, and civil society to understand the total economic impact of corporate activities, EcoMap ensures that environmental considerations are actionable, comparable, and free from commercial influence.
EcoMap is planning to expand the scope of the data coverage on the platform to include other environmental costs, such as air pollution, water consumption, waste generation, land use and conversion, and water pollution. This is subject to data availability, which is expected to improve in the coming years due to reporting requirements imposed by CSRD.
Carbon pricing has been described as 'the most important number you've never heard of'. The metric is meant to capture the harm caused by a ton of carbon emissions, making it a foundation of national climate change policy.
The landscape of corporate financial decision-making is undergoing a fundamental transformation. As environmental data becomes increasingly material to business operations, companies are grappling with a critical challenge: how to effectively measure, monetize, and act upon their environmental impact.
A comprehensive analysis of global carbon pricing mechanisms and their effectiveness in reducing emissions.
Operational social cost of carbon
Direct emissions from owned or controlled sources
Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling
Indirect social cost of carbon
All other indirect emissions in a company's value chain
Decreased Human Health
Increased Natural Disasters
Disrupted Energy Systems
Degraded Ecosystems
Reduced Agriculture Productivity
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