Temasek’s ESG lead on joining the dots for the transition to net zero
Temasek's sustainability head Kyung Ah Park explains why holistic thinking is essential for a successful transition
Stewardship
Canada’s Boreal: how investors can widen their stewardship efforts on nature
Ahead of this week’s PRI In Person Event in Toronto, Will Martindale, co-founder of Canbury reflects on a visit to Canada’s Boreal Forest urging investors to widen their efforts on nature stewardship
IIGCC guidance: why materiality matters for Scope 3 emissions
IIGCC guidance recommends materiality assessments and a priority list to guide engagement efforts on indirect emissions
Investors target policy makers with climate demands ahead of COP29
Ahead of the COP29 summit in Baku later this year, a new global statement signed by 534 institutional investors, managing over $29trn in assets, calls for decisive government action to address the climate crisis
NZI with Mona - COP29: focus on climate lobbying
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.
30% of top emitters set 1.5°C targets but most lack action plans
The biggest corporate emitters have made some progress in aligning their long-term climate targets with the 1.5°C global warming limit, but fewer than 5% have actionable plans in place, a new report has found.
2030 is looming – time to look under the bonnet of managers’ climate stewardship
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
Investors are cultivating green shoots in Asian electric utilities
Rebecca Mikula-Wright, CEO and Monica Bae, director of Investor Practice of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change argue that engagement with Asian electricity companies is delivering signs of progress
Investors see climate progress at Asian electricity companies
Asia’s largest electricity companies have made significant progress on climate reporting and decarbonisation targets, according to a new report released today by the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)
“Not financially material” BlackRock and Vanguard’s support for climate resolutions drops
Support for climate resolutions by the world’s largest money managers, BlackRock and Vanguard, has dropped further during this year’s AGM season
CA100+ grapples with new exits ahead of US elections
The stewardship coalition Climate Action 100+ faces new manager exits amid ongoing Republican pressures ahead of the US elections
Campaigners target Aviva and Legal & General over Shell and BP votes
Make My Money Matter has accused two of the country’s largest pension providers of failing to enhance their climate stewardship during this year’s AGM season
Border to Coast continues engagement with Shell after ‘disappointing’ climate targets
Border to Coast, the pooling vehicle for 11 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds, has reported that its stewardship with supermajor Shell is “ongoing” despite reporting “disappointment” over “inadequate” climate targets