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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance’s Target-Setting Protocol Fourth Edition affirms 1.5ºC ambition for 2030 portfolios ahead of real economy progress
Fourth and most comprehensive edition of Target-Setting Protocol carves pathway to reducing portfolio emissions for 89 major institutional investors, including CalPERS, CDPQ, Nippon Life and Axa, over the next five ... Read More
To serve net-zero clients, asset managers need a systematic approach to climate
Geneva, 6 February - The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance launched a call to action, sending a clear message to the asset management industry that "Serving Asset Owner Clients [is ... Read More
COP28: High stakes moment for decisive climate action and global cooperation
By Günther Thallinger, Chair, UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Read media reports from COP28 currently underway in the United Arab Emirates and you get a mixed impression, with a tendency ... Read More
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance sets direction for members on policy engagement and transition planning
Following momentum of latest Progress Report, the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance strengthens guidance and offers practical tools for asset owners to meet two key HLEG recommendations. Policy Engagement Guidelines ... Read More
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance releases a foundational paper for asset owner expectations of asset managers’ climate engagement
Geneva, 16 November October 2023 – For asset owners, aiming to both achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their portfolio by 2050 and a focus on real-economy outcomes, the ... Read More
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance demonstrates tangible climate action in the latest Progress Report
Geneva, 18 October 2023 – Ahead of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in six weeks, the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance releases its third annual Progress Report, demonstrating ... Read More
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance members showcase net-zero credibility at Climate Ambition Summit and fourth anniversary AGM
Former US Secretary of State and current US Climate Envoy John Kerry, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and UN Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General Selwin Hart addressed Alliance’s first in-person AGM Alliance ... Read More
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls on policymakers to boost support and unlock up to $275 trillion net-zero investment opportunity
Geneva, 21 September 2023: As New York Climate Week is in full swing, the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, ahead of its first AGM this week, has published a new ... Read More
NZAOA launches public consultation on the Target Setting Protocol Fourth Edition
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance opens a public consultation on the fourth edition of its Target Setting Protocol. The protocol outlines how the Alliance members are to set their science-based ... Read More
Fulfilling individual fiduciary responsibilities requires a collaborative response to climate risk
By Günther Thallinger, Steering Group Chair of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Asset owners’ fiduciary duty requires them to consider, evaluate, and make decisions based on what supports the ... Read More
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance urges G7 Finance Ministers to join its call for MDB and DFI reform
To advance a just net-zero transition meaningfully, it is crucial to develop low-carbon energy supply in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). However, an immense funding gap persists. The UN-convened ... Read More
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance outlines four key principles for evaluating asset managers’ climate policy engagement
For investors to address systemic risks posed by climate change, they must focus on systematic solutions and use multiple levers of influence. This is because investor portfolio decarbonisation is tightly ... Read More