Three ways to align portfolios with the Paris Agreement
AXA’s Hans Stoter runs through portfolio allocation, issuer selection and climate KPI monitoring for a 1.5°C investment strategy
Net zero
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Global organisations form alliance to support central banks’ climate risk management
Training alliance will see tutorials, handbooks and best practice guidance shared with central banks
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Are ‘say on climate’ resolutions the best tool for the job?
‘As a governance expert I like shareholder votes but as a social scientist I know the path to net zero is bumpy’
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Calls for sovereign bond to curb Brazil deforestation
Planet Tracker and Grantham Institute urge Brazil to issue bond linked to curbing deforestation
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Asset managers’ net-zero pledge not enough to combat climate risks
‘There is too much focus on the destination and too little focus on the journey’
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Is the US closer to net zero than Europe?
Results impacted by higher tech weighting in the US and higher materials weighting in Europe
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AllianzGI expands exclusion policy
Withdraws from coal and controversial weapons
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AllianzGI expands exclusion policy
Investee companies must have cap on revenues from coal and controversial weapons.
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Climate funds pass milestone
More than half of global AUM are in funds committed to climate goals.
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41 firms join Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
$43trn in assets now represented by the initiative – nearly half all funds managed globally in the asset management sector
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41 firms join Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
$43trn in assets now represented by the initiative – nearly half all funds managed globally in the asset management sector.
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Net zero goal needs more alignment
More ambitious and aligned policies are needed to achieve the Paris agreement targets – and to enable investors to make a bigger impact, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI).