Portfolio Management
Pension academic calls for common reporting standard on emissions in Dutch portfolios
While most major pension funds have now adopted net zero targets, a common measure of emissions at portfolio level is still lacking argues Arun Muralidhar, who has examined the carbon footprints of Dutch pension fund portfolios
The silent race to finance Asia’s transition
The Asian market represents a lucrative opportunity for investments in the energy transition, new research highlights a silent race to gain exposure to the growing net zero economy
Timing peak oil: are we heading for a delayed or timely transition?
Analysts are deeply divided when global demand for oil is likely to peak. NZI examines why asset owners are still struggling to manage the uncertainty around the transition timeline
Is the dominance of the magnificent seven bad news for your carbon footprint?
Could US stock market concentration become a stumbling block on the road to net zero?
Strategic overhaul at the People’s Pension: £15bn invested in climate tilted stocks
The People’s Pension, one of the UK’s largest private workplace pension providers has introduced an overhaul of its investment strategy, with more than half of its assets to be invested in climate aware equity strategies
Brightwell’s Wyn Francis: ‘the transition is on the verge of accelerating’
As part of our new podcast series, NZI with Mona, Net Zero Investor sat down with Brightwell CIO Wyn Francis to discuss the challenges of decarbonising a fixed-income heavy portfolio.
NZI Annual Conference: engagement with BP and Shell is ‘a lost cause’
At Net Zero Investor’s second Annual Conference at the London Stock Exchange asset owners debated about the best ways to successfully engage with hard-to-abate sectors.
CalPERS doubles climate solutions: ‘The first objective is to create outperformance’
CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the US is planning a significant overhaul of its climate strategy, including doubling its investments in climate solutions by the end of the decade
Peter Rasmussen: asset manager action on net zero has been ‘disappointing’
In an interview with Net Zero Investor, the head of sustainability at $18bn Lægernes Pension argues that asset managers should do the “heavy lifting” on climate stewardship
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
Why Canadian pension giant CDPQ is betting big on carbon capture, green cement and steel
Net Zero Investor sits down with Bertrand Millot, head of sustainable investment at the C$424 billion Québec pension fund CDPQ, to discuss net zero pledges, investment portfolio choices and engagement strategies
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
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
Ontario Teachers Pension CEO Jo Taylor: ‘voting against directors sets the tone for change’
Pension fund veteran Jo Taylor explains to Net Zero Investor why and how effective governance is key to achieving long-term value and driving sustainability