Methods and systems for combining securities and carbon credits

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for reducing or neutralizing a carbon footprint of a security using carbon credit. At least one security that is excluded from an investment fund may be determined. A carbon footprint of the at least one security may be calculated. A first amount of carbon credit necessary to neutralize the carbon footprint of the at least one security may be determined. A second amount of carbon credit may be purchased based on the act of calculating the first amount of carbon credit necessary to neutralize the carbon footprint. A financial instrument determined to have an at least partially neutralized carbon footprint may be generated by causing the at least one security and the second amount of carbon credit to be stored in a trust.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
determining at least one financial instrument that is excluded from an investment fund, the at least one financial instrument comprising at least one of equity, stock, fixed income instrument, debenture, certificate of interest or deposit, warrant, option, future, forward, and swap;calculating a carbon footprint of the at least one financial instrument;calculating a first amount of carbon credit that would neutralize the carbon footprint of the at least one financial instrument;based on the act of calculating the first amount of carbon credit, causing a second amount of carbon credit to be purchased; andcausing the at least one financial instrument and the second amount of carbon credit to be stored in a trust.