The Alliance was initiated by Allianz, CDC, CDPQ, Folksam Group, PensionDanmark, and SwissRe. Since then, Alecta, AMF, CalPERS, Nordea Life and Pension, Storebrand, and Zurich have joined as founding members. Convened by UNEP’s Finance Initiative and the Principles for Responsible Investment, the Alliance is supported by WWF and is part of the Mission 2020 campaign, an initiative led by Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The Alliance launched on 23rd September 2019 at the United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit in New York, USA.
Find a press release and media contacts here.
Press Release
Contacts
Media Coverage
New York Times: At U.N. Climate Summit, Few Commitments and U.S. Silence
Reuters: Pension funds and insurers pledge climate action at U.N. summit
Watch Allianz, CEO, Oliver Baete interviewed on CNBC
IPE: UN Climate Summit: Asset owners commit to carbon neutral portfolios by 2050
Pensions & Investment: Investors form alliance to shift carbon neutral portfolios
Dagens Industri: Svenska kapitaljättar i ny allians – ska förändra hela marknaden
Responsible Investor: 2.4trn UN-backed asset owner alliance aims for net zero portfolios by 2050
Environmental Finance: Pension Funds and insurers commit to carbon neutral investments by 2050.
Handelsblatt: Guenther Thalliner im Interview
NZZ: Investoren koennen das Klima nicht allein retten
Finanzen.ch Investors make unprecedented commitment to net zero emissions
Les Echos: A New York les initiatives se multiplient en faveur du climat