Net Zero Investor

Most pension funds are lost in the woods when it comes to deforestation

Most pension providers that are part of a major climate coalition do not have credible deforestation plans nor have they made any commitments

By Michiel Willems

Gaining momentum: Florida governor Ron DeSantis recently signed into law a bill barring state officials from investing public money to promote environmental, social and governance goals, and prohibiting ESG bond sales

Green believers vs ESG naysayers: is the net zero investment space in rude health?

Stats show the net zero investment market is in a relatively good shape. However, fresh political winds with strong anti-ESG sentiments increasingly present a major challenge

Shifting the natural cost curve: the role of asset owners in biodiversity

Asset owners increasingly assess biodiversity footprints to complement measuring climate impact as part of their net zero strategy, AXA IM's Chris Iggo tells NZI

Wealth Management

Rising interest rates increasingly a threat to net zero progress in infrastructure

Consulting

Rebecca Gordon told Net Zero Investor that "net zero changes must be enabled by massive investments in both equipment and infrastructure"

CRU boss Rebecca Gordon: ‘Net zero will force investors to understand new commodity supply chains’

Pensions

Proxy season in full swing: Investors press for net zero action but with limited results

Why biodiversity may be the next big net zero investment frontier for asset owners

A growing group of asset owners enter the biodiversity investment space. City insider and AXA IM senior strategist Bruno Bamberger explains why

By Michiel Willems

Industry insider: Net zero success requires ‘paradigm shift’ in human consumption

BP shareholders dismiss net zero push during messy AGM

Impact investing taking off in earnest with asset owners piling in

Exclusive: Stafford’s CEO on why more asset owners should venture into the forest

A new dawn for renewable energy as investors embrace wind, water and sunlight

Ukraine war delays net zero goals but means shot in the arm for renewable investments

Policy

Last week's net zero investment summit by the Commission for Economic Policy of the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels

How Europe tries to lure new net zero investors: Fresh policy, less red tape and lots of tech

Policy

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs

Fasten your seatbelts: Aviation’s investment flows may well turn green

Investment Manager

The future of Canary Wharf, and other major finance hubs, turns increasingly green as sustainable bonds are rapidly gaining traction

Boost for green bonds space as CBI lifts certification scheme to company level

Investment Spotlight: Could copper hold the key to the energy transition?

The global energy transition is creating fresh opportunities for hungry investors. Could copper steal the limelight?

Research

Investment spotlight: how financially viable is green steel?

Investment Manager

ThomasLloyd’s CFO looks east but ‘China is not appropriate for our risk appetite’

Policy

Rhian-Mari Thomas, chief executive of the Green Finance Institute

What finance needs is a ‘radical’ collaboration with policymakers

Transition

Pricing pollution: Why a market-led transition may be insufficient

Research

All hands on deck: Inside ETC’s bold plan to scale net zero finance