Impacta.io Information

Climate capital varies in efficiency by 2.4 million-fold. The difference between the most and least efficient climate investments isn't marginal — it's six orders of magnitude. Yet no standard metric tells investors which companies deliver the most carbon avoidance per euro invested. Impacta.io developed the Climate Efficiency Ratio (CER) — a metric that quantifies tonnes of CO₂e avoided per euro of market capitalisation. Across 100+ public companies and 24 sectors, CER reveals that allocation decisions within climate investing matter far more than the decision to invest in climate itself. Our research is available as a preprint on SSRN. Key findings include a 20x interquartile range among typical climate companies, 18x variation within electric vehicles alone, and 119x within solar — demonstrating that even among direct peers, efficiency differs dramatically. Whom this matters to: Climate-focused PE/VC firms, family offices, impact funds, and financial advisors seeking to understand the carbon efficiency of their capital allocation. Founded by Jay Pazos — Chicago Booth MBA, ex-McKinsey, 20 years in finance.