Tackling climate change has become the number one priority for investors. But how is the asset management industry dealing with an issue that is both a threat and an opportunity? Are we ready for the biggest challenge facing humanity?
Sustainability Digital – Sept 2021
America’s net zero opportunity
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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Portfolio alignment: How it influences decision making
This session looked at the unintended consequences of the portfolio alignment metric, and how investors can incorporate forward-looking views into their analysis and how it affects investment decisions.
Scenario analysis and investment strategy – the risks of climate
Scenario analysis shows that the ability of pension funds to pay their pensions will be severely impacted by climate.
Impact investing at a total portfolio level
This conversation explored how global institutional investors are approaching the challenge of balancing financial and impact goals.
SEC chair Gensler in favour of mandatory climate disclosure
SEC chair Gary Gensler is in favour of the regulator stepping in to bring greater clarity and consistency to corporate climate disclosure. Speaking at a PRI webinar he said the current level of disclosure doesn’t allow investors to compare corporate climate preparedness, and that much of the data is inconsistent.
Finding alpha: Church Commissioners outperform
The £9.2 billion portfolio managed for the Church Commissioners for England has returned 9.7 per cent over 10 years through a focus on sustainability and a willingness to try things early, such as forestry and venture capital. Amanda White spoke to CIO Tom Joy about where the fund looks for alpha and the need for a non-traditional allocation.
Asset owners apply pressure on managers for net zero integration
The David Rockefeller Fund and Wespath Institutional Investors explain how they are engaging managers, and holding them to account, in the drive to net zero integration.
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