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IPE: The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is an international group of institutional investors who have committed to transition their investment portfolios to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This pledge, explains Günther Thallinger, chair of the steering group, is consistent with a maximum temperature rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Barron's: More women are working in alternative investments, including private equity and venture capital, but their progress has only inched forward.
Robeco: Metal producers remain vital for the transition to the low-carbon economy, supplying the raw materials for electric vehicles among other products, while the world will be reliant on fossil fuels for many years to come.
Wealth Management: It’s no secret that interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is building: According to Morningstar data, ESG funds attracted $8.9 billion in the first six months of 2019 alone, compared with $5.5 billion in the whole of 2018.
Financial Times: Barely a day goes by without another large company announcing a sustainability drive, encompassing everything from encouraging employees to use less plastic to withdrawing billions in funding from fossil fuel groups. [Full article available to Financial Times subscribers.]
IPE: Climate finance think tank 2° Investing Initiative is encouraging investors and banks to support efforts to build evidence of financial institutions’ impact with regard to climate change.
IPE: Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors, has called for the creation of an international panel on climate finance at the upcoming United Nations climate change summit (COP26) to improve negotiators’ understanding of the capital markets and the real economy.
Pensions & Investments: Support for ESG-related shareholder resolutions has climbed steadily in recent years among asset managers, but several of the biggest managers vote against ESG resolutions more often than not.
Bloomberg: Harris Associates, the $120 billion money manager, formally joined in the responsible investing trend a year ago, pledging to press companies to disclose how climate change and social issues affect their bottom line.
Top 1000: Internationally only a handful of pension funds have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and have developed an approach to achieving that goal.
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