Biography
Mobi Shemfe, PhD, is senior lead within the Sustainable Investment Research team at LSEG, where he leads the development of innovative climate and sustainability-related methodologies, data, and research for investors. With a career spanning over a decade, his expertise encompasses leading sustainability consulting and research initiatives. Previously, Shemfe was a climate risk and ESG manager at Deloitte, where he delivered consulting solutions for financial institutions on corporate emissions and decarbonisation strategies. He has also been a senior sustainability consultant at WSP and a research fellow in Sustainability Analysis at the Centre for Environment and Sustainability. His academic credentials include a PhD in Energy and Environment from Cranfield University, and MSc and BSc Engineering degrees.
Proxy data and estimates are likely to play an important role in plugging disclosure gaps in financial institutions' Scope 3 emissions.