While Kamala Harris represents a continuation of Biden’s climate policy, Donald Trump and Project 2025 take aim at the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
IIGCC guidance recommends materiality assessments and a priority list to guide engagement efforts on indirect emissions
Ahead of the COP29 Summit in Azerbaijan, NZI editor Mona Dohle sits down with Ed Collins director of the Lobby Map programme at the thinktank InfluenceMap and Adam Gillet, climate lead at Railpen and a member of NZI’s editorial steering committee to discuss how asset owners approach climate lobbying.
Leanne Clements, head of responsible investment for the People’s Partnership argues that a constructive relationship between asset owners and managers is vital in order to meet 2030 decarbonisation targets
The head of ESG for five public pension plans talks Net Zero Investor through the rationale behind its aggressive 2040 target, putting pressure on asset managers, and the implications of a recent anti-ESG divestment lawsuit
Polarisation on climate issues is often less about “blue state versus red state” than “pension board versus state legislators and treasurers”
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the world’s largest educator-only pension fund said that “significant progress” had been made on methane emissions disclosures during this year’s proxy season
The renewable gas is drawing more and more insurance and pension fund money thanks to strong geopolitical and regulatory tailwinds
New research by environmental organisation Urgewald reveals that investors are still pumping $4trn of assets into companies that are developing new fossil fuel assets
What do the results of CA100+ flagged votes for the 2024 proxy season tell us about progress on the road to decarbonisation?
NZI head of research Atharva Deshmukh and Kanata Advisors CEO Nawar Alsaadi talk about the main focus points for investors engaging on cooperate decarbonisation strategies
Net Zero Investment Framework (NZIF) has been overhauled, including a greater emphasis on financing reduced emissions and widening the asset classes in the scope of the framework