Net- Zero Asset Owner Alliance and Partner Reports

Aligning Climate Policy Engagement with Net-Zero Commitments: A foundation for asset owner engagement of asset managers
This discussion paper is aimed to support Alliance members and other asset owners in exercising their fiduciary duty by advocating for climate policy action - through their asset managers - that aligns with the asset managers’, and their underlying portfolio ... Read More

Position on the Oil and Gas Sector
This Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance's Position on the Oil and Gas Sector underscores the Alliance’s stance that it is necessary for the global economy to transition away from activities that contribute to climate change, such as the combustion of ... Read More

Target Setting Protocol Third Edition
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance's Target-Setting Protocol is a foundational document that created a framework for reporting and delivery on short-term climate targets. Since the launch of the Inaugural Target Setting Protocol, the document - and thus the expectations for ... Read More

Call to Action to Private Market Asset Managers
For asset managers in private markets to robustly represent their clients’ long-term interests, they should integrate climate change considerations across all their business activities, including investment decisions. Therefore, this call to action is meant to encourage all asset managers (and ... Read More

Development and Uptake of Net-Zero Aligned Benchmarks: A call to action for asset owners and index providers
Institutional investors steer large portions of their investment portfolios via benchmarks. However, given that net-zero-aligned benchmarks (which can be applied in a broad range of cases) do not currently exist, net-zero asset owners are operating with an incomplete toolbox. This ... Read More

Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls on policymakers to support scaling blended finance
Closing the climate investment gap in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) will take political will. The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is calling on policymakers to support scaling blended finance, an instrument that can help address structural deterrence to investments ... Read More

Urgent call to companies and data providers for critical sector data
Sector specific data from companies in the real economy remains insufficient, unreliable, incomparable, or non-existent. As a result, investors are not able to fully steer investment portfolios in line with sector decarbonisation pathways or to set science-based targets at the ... Read More

The second progress report of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. Advancing delivery on decarbonisation targets.
The second-ever progress report of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance shows consistent growth in membership, matched by the credibility of short-term decarbonisation targets. On the day of the report release, the Alliance counts 74 members, accounting for US$ 10.6 trillion ... Read More