Smart Pension CIO on investing £550m in split voting and branching out to climate solutions
Net Zero Investor caught up with Paul Bucksey, CIO of the £4bn UK master trust Smart Pension, as the fund announces a seed investment to enable split voting
Paris Alignment
Net zero policies and transition risks: ‘asset owners should prepare for twenty volatile years’
Whether the green transition happens by design or by disaster, reading the policy runes is still a massive headache for asset owners
GFANZ launches transition finance consultation
The global net zero alliance aims to support the scaling up of transition finance by providing common definitions
PGGM: ‘Effective stewardship is vital for net zero commitments’
Geraldine Leegwater, Chief Investment Management at PGGM and her colleague Colin Tissen, advisor Responsible Investment argue that asset managers should step up their came on climate stewardship
USS and University of Exeter call for ‘radical shift’ in measuring climate risk
USS, the UK’s largest pension scheme and the University of Exeter have called for a “radical and urgent” shift in climate scenario modelling.
Staffan Hansén: aligning AP3’s portfolio to net zero
AP3’s CEO explains how the Swedish pension fund is tackling the challenge of decarbonising its portfolio
BERS’ investment lead: ‘climate change is an un-diversifiable risk’
Antonio Rodriguez leads the investment office about NYC BERS. He sat down with Net Zero Investor to discuss divestment, diversification and the anti-ESG pushback
Shipra Gupta: ‘we believe in the first-mover advantage of nature investing’
Shipra Gupta, investments stewardship lead at Scottish Widows, argues that investing in nature sooner rather than later makes sound financial sense
Stalemate on G20 climate talks as fossil fuel subsidies surge
G20 leaders fail to agree on climate pledges - could this be an obstacle to investments in renewables?
Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen: ‘I am shocked by how bad climate economists are’
Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen explains to Net Zero Investor why asset owners need to avoid mainstream climate economic forecasts
G20 in the spotlight over carbon subsidies
The world’s leading economies are in the firing line for their record subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, despite last year’s commitment to the 1.5 target
IGCC’s Climate Change and Investment Summit: what to expect this week?
Asset owners kicked off the Investor Group on Climate Change's annual summit in Sydney earlier today. What to expect this week?