AMAS and SSF present template for calculating Swiss Climate Scores

  • October 5, 2022
    AMAS and SSF present template for calculating Swiss Climate Scores

    The Swiss Climate Scores (SCS), launched by the State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) in June 2022, establish best-practice transparency on the Paris-alignment of financial investments to foster investment decisions that contribute to reaching the climate goals. The SCS introduce six indicators which are based on existing and internationally established criteria and methods.To clarify open issues, upon publication of these indicators, AMAS and SSF in a joint working group initiated the work to create a template that guarantees standardised calculation of the different indicators and uniformly displays results. Through the extensive know-how from experts in the field, AMAS and SSF are now able to present an excel template that supports Swiss actors in providing comparable reports on the Swiss Climate Scores. This template, based on expert consensus, is available to the general public and supplies users with needed definitions and calculations to be able to better understand and report on the recommended indicators. SIF encourages financial players to voluntarily report on these six indicators on a portfolio level to fulfil the SCS, creating comparable data sets for stakeholders. The Federal Council recommends that Swiss financial market players apply the SCS to financial investments and client portfolios where appropriate.This first version of this template is a starting point and will be tested by industry players. We thank all members of our joint working group on Sustainable Finance that contributed to the development of this tool. We welcome any feedbacks for future improvements.

    Swiss Climate Scores
    Download SCS template (Version October 2022)