MSCI, provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has announced the launch of new to help investors identify companies at risk of contributing to biodiversity loss and deforestation, during the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal.

The tools include “MSCI Biodiversity-Sensitive Areas Screening Metrics” and “MSCI Deforestation Screening Metrics”. The first one enables investors to identify companies that have physical assets located in areas of high biodiversity relevance, such as healthy forests, deforestation fronts, or species-rich areas. Meanwhile the latter indicates companies exposed to deforestation related risks, including those that may directly or indirectly contribute to deforestation.