The challenge for infrastructure asset managers to achieve Net Zero by 2050 is immense. It requires detailed strategic planning, clear interim targets, critical investment, transparent insight and regular reporting, as well as strong leadership and clear governance frameworks. And all of this needs to be done inside a fiduciary responsibility to seek superior long-term net returns for investors and their beneficiaries.[vc_quotes layout=”accordion” quotes=”%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22David%20Neal%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22Chief%20executive%2C%20IFM%20(Australia)%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22David%20is%20IFM%20Investors%E2%80%99%20chief%20executive%2C%20responsible%20for%20executing%20the%20firm%E2%80%99s%20strategy%20and%20delivering%20strong%20results%20for%20IFM%20Investors%E2%80%99%20clients%2C%20shareholders%20and%20staff.%20He%20leads%20IFM%E2%80%99s%20global%20business%2C%20with%20nine%20offices%20and%20four%20investment%20teams%3A%20infrastructure%2C%20debt%20investments%2C%20listed%20equities%20and%20private%20equity.%20Neal%20joined%20IFM%20Investors%20from%20the%20Future%20Fund%2C%20Australia%E2%80%99s%20sovereign%20wealth%20fund%2C%20which%20he%20joined%20in%202007%20as%20its%20inaugural%20chief%20investment%20officer%20before%20becoming%20the%20chief%20executive%20in%202014.%20At%20the%20Future%20Fund%2C%20he%20established%20the%20investment%20team%20and%20built%20and%20designed%20the%20fund%E2%80%99s%20investment%20model.%20Prior%20to%20joining%20the%20Future%20Fund%2C%20he%20spent%2015%20years%20with%20Willis%20Towers%20Watson%2C%20where%20he%20started%20his%20career%20in%20the%20UK.%20He%20went%20on%20to%20establish%20and%20lead%20the%20firm%E2%80%99s%20investment%20consulting%20business%20in%20Australia.%20As%20head%20of%20investment%20consulting%20at%20Willis%20Towers%20Watson%20Australia%2C%20he%20led%20the%20team%20providing%20advisory%20services%20to%20the%20Future%20Fund%20when%20it%20was%20established%20in%202006.%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2245828%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fdavid-neal-0a956919%2F%22%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22Michael%20Eisenberg%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22Head%20of%20ESG%20integration%2C%20New%20York%20State%20Common%20Retirement%20Fund%20(US)%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2246368%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22%22%7D%5D” title=”Speakers” el_class=””][vc_quotes layout=”accordion” quotes=”%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22Amanda%20White%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22Director%20of%20institutional%20content%2C%20Conexus%20Financial%20%20(Australia)%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22White%20is%20responsible%20for%20the%20content%20across%20all%20Conexus%20Financial%E2%80%99s%20institutional%20media%20and%20events.%20She%20is%20responsible%20for%20directing%20the%20bi-annual%20Fiduciary%20Investors%20Symposium%20which%20challenges%20global%20investors%20on%20investment%20best%20practice%20and%20aims%20to%20place%20the%20responsibilities%20of%20investors%20in%20wider%20societal%2C%20and%20political%20contexts%2C%20as%20well%20as%20promote%20the%20long-term%20stability%20of%20markets%20and%20sustainable%20retirement%20incomes.%20She%20is%20the%20editor%20of%20conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com%2C%20the%20online%20news%20and%20analysis%20site%20for%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20largest%20institutional%20investors.%20White%20has%20been%20an%20investment%20journalist%20for%20more%20than%2020%20years%20and%20has%20edited%20industry%20journals%20including%20Investment%20%26%20Technology%2C%20Investor%20Weekly%20and%20MasterFunds%20Quarterly.%20She%20was%20previously%20editorial%20director%20of%20InvestorInfo%20and%20has%20worked%20as%20a%20freelance%20journalist%20for%20the%20Australian%20Financial%20Review%2C%20CFO%2C%20Asset%20and%20Asia%20Asset%20Management.%20She%20has%20a%20Bachelor%20of%20Economics%20from%20Sydney%20University%20and%20a%20Master%20of%20Arts%20in%20Journalism%20from%20the%20University%20of%20Technology%2C%20Sydney.%20She%20was%20previously%20a%20columnist%20for%20the%20Canadian%20publication%2C%20Corporate%20Knights%2C%20which%20is%20distributed%20by%20the%20Globe%20and%20Mail%20and%20The%20Washington%20Post.%20White%20is%20currently%20a%20fellow%20in%20the%20Finance%20Leaders%20Fellowship%20at%20the%20Aspen%20Institute.%20The%20two-year%20program%20consists%20of%2022%20fellows%20and%20seeks%20to%20develop%20the%20next%20generation%20of%20responsible%2C%20community-spirited%20leaders%20in%20the%20global%20finance%20industry.%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2245819%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Famanda-white-101a7515%2F%3ForiginalSubdomain%3Dau%22%7D%5D” title=”Moderator” el_class=””][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]
Research from Princeton University plots a Blueprint for how the US can achieve net zero emissions in the next decade showing the key is overcoming execution challenges including the infrastructure deployment and the mobilisation of capital and labour.
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