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NZI with Mona - Wyn Francis
Wyn Francis, CIO for Brightwell sits down with Mona Dohle to discuss his net zero by 2035 strategy and the challenges that come with tackling climate change in fixed income portfolios
Dirty debt: rising yields put spotlight on carbon footprint of bond portfolios
Rising interest rates have led to increased institutional allocations in fixed income assets but this also raises concerns about decarbonisation strategies for bond portfolios
UK asset owners join London CIV’s call for wider adoption of pass-through voting
A coalition of investors representing over £250 billion in assets has teamed up with LGPS pool London CIV to call for a wider adoption of pass-through voting by asset managers
Transition Asset Roundtable: adapting to a changing world
Net Zero Investor brought together four asset owners and Tessa Younger, Stewardship lead at the CCLA to discuss the investment opportunities in the energy transition.
Transition planning takes centre stage at COP28
In the wake of Finance Day at COP28, investor coalitions on climate change took the opportunity to outline their guidelines on transition planning
Oil and gas: to divest or not to divest?
As some oil and gas companies have backtracked on their net zero commitments in the past year is now the time to divest?
Trustees call for a re-definition of fiduciary duty to drive net zero transition
At the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Associations’ ESG conference in London, trustees and campaigners warn that fiduciary duty is hindering pension funds’ ability to allocate capital towards climate solutions.
Anna-Stina Wiklund: ‘How we integrate biodiversity criteria across asset classes’
Anna-Stina Wiklund, head of responsible investing at Finland’s €1.8bn Church Pension Fund outlines how the fund applies biodiversity criteria across all asset classes to support its net zero by 2035 target
Tony Juniper: “The human economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of nature”
Net Zero Investor sat down with Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England to discuss the long-term case for nature positive investments