Verification Statement

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

MSCI Inc
7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 49th Floor, New York, 10007, USA
Verification Criteria:

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (World Resources Institute,2004 Revised Edition amended 2013) the General
Reporting Protocol v2.0 and / or ISO 14064-1:2018
Greenhouse gases – Part 1: Specification with guidance atthe organization level for quantification and reporting ofgreenhouse gas emissions and removals.
ISO14064-3:2019
Greenhousegases–Part3:
Specification with guidance for the verification andvalidation of greenhouse gas statements.
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Reporting GuidelinesFootprint Period:

2022 – (01 January – 31 December inclusive)

Scope of the Verification
The verification covers the period 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 inclusive associated withMSCI Inc., global operations. Where assumptions have been made then these have been
documented for transparency. The verification was conducted to a limited level assurance andconcludes that the GHG assertion is materially correct.
Data and calculations selected for verification were based upon a risk assessment approach. The
verification also included “boundaries” completeness checks. Data in spreadsheets were also
examined and specific sampling of data was conducted giving consideration to raw data sources.
Emission factors were found to be based on best available information and were from robust andrecognised sources.

Verifiers Opinion
Based on the evidence provided and the samples selected for verification, it is the opinion of
Lucideon that the MSCI Inc. assertion covering the period 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 ismaterially correct and is a fair representation of the GHG data and information and was compiled inconformance with the verification criteria described above. The data and information supporting
the GHG assertion were historical in nature. The following qualifications apply:••

The verification source stream boundary is defined in the summary table below. All othersource streams were outside the verification boundary.
Scope 3: Emissions were generally calculated using estimations and assumptions. In allcases these were assessed to a fair and robust estimate of emissions using best available
information. Further details on the methodologies used are provided in the verification
report accompanying this verification statement.
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Wherever this verification opinion is displayed both pages shall be made available

This Assurance Statement is granted subject to conformance with the conditions of contract
governing the verification.
Further clarifications regarding the scope of this certificate may be obtained by consulting theorganisation.

Lucideon CICS Limited
Queens Road, Penkhull
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire ST4 7LQ, UK

T +44 (0)1782 411008
support@lucideon.com
www.lucideon.com
Reg. England 1871628

Verification Statement

Primary(Market)

Secondary(Location)
tCO2e

SCOPE

Subscope

Final verified emissions were:tCO2e

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

11Diesel
Natural Gas
Scope 1 Total

5599
154559915422222

Electric Power
Chilled Water
District Heating - Tenant
Renewable Energy Credit (REC)**Green Power
Scope 2 Total

6,275
564
66,1591075796,255
564
66,824333333333

C1 - Purchased Goods & Services
C3 - Fuel & Energy-Related Activities***
C5 - Waste generated in operations
C6 - Business travel
C7 - Employee Commute / Homeworking
C8 - Upstream Leased Assets*
C11 - Use of Sold Products
C13 - Downstream Leased Assets
C15 - Investments*
Scope 3 Total

33,3772,331190
1,929
1,664
2,88331642,690

33,377
2,331
190
1,929
1,664
13
2,883
316
122
42,824

AllTotal

43,42249,802-* All scope 3 Cat 8 & Cat 15 market emissions are neutralised through the use ofEnergy Attribute Certificates / Green Power.
** Includes various Energy Attribute Certificates such as RECs, iRECs, GOs fromdifferent regions globally.

*** WTT (Natural Gas, Diesel, Electricity) & TDD (Electricity, Chilled Water)

Andrew Shepherd
Lead VerifierJohn Ingham
Independent Reviewer

02 June 2023

20 June 2023
Page 2 of 2Wherever this verification opinion is displayed both pages shall be made available

This Assurance Statement is granted subject to conformance with the conditions of contract
governing the verification.
Further clarifications regarding the scope of this certificate may be obtained by consulting theorganisation.

Lucideon CICS Limited
Queens Road, Penkhull
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire ST4 7LQ, UK

T +44 (0)1782 411008
support@lucideon.com
www.lucideon.com
Reg. England 1871628