Summary of the episode

During this 3rd episode of “Rethink Finance”, Vincent Auriac, the creator of the carbon bill, shares with us his background and the circumstances that led him to design this new metric.

Recognizing the lack of reliability of the indicators on the market, he embarked on extensive research to find an indicator common to all companies. He quickly came to the conclusion that carbon emissions and their impact on climate change are a major issue, that they are applicable to all businesses in the world and that they are easily understandable by managers.

Carbon pricing allows investors to more accurately assess the risks and opportunities associated with corporate carbon emissions, thus bringing a new dimension to the market. Of course, this is still a virtual calculation, admits Vincent. But according to him, businesses need to be prepared. Because he thinks that one day or another, they will have to pay for their shows.

So imagine a world where carbon pricing would be applied, how many businesses could pay their bills? Spoiler alert: the CAC40, transformed into “Truth 40" thanks to the carbon score, is no longer really the same as the one we know today...

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Allow me to introduce myself, I am Jeanne Derouéné, Head of Development and Communication at ValueCo. My career led me to join this company in September 2022 as part of my Master specialized in sustainable development. I was lucky enough to join this entrepreneurial adventure with a very ambitious mission: to contribute to the development of an innovative tool that aspires to become a reference in terms of comparability in the field of sustainable finance. Our aim is to bring together and harmonize the proprietary indicators of different asset managers, paving the way for a transparent comparison of ESG data across the financial ecosystem.

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