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Insurance, News | 11 July 2021

Net-Zero Insurance Alliance committed to join Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero and UN Race to Zero; plus Net-Zero Banking…

Climate Change, Insurance, News | 21 April 2021

Geneva, 21 April 2021—Seven of the world’s leading insurers and reinsurers, working together with the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, are currently in the process of establishing a pioneering Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA). The NZIA is expected to be launched at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November (COP26).

Insurance, News | 21 April 2021

21 April 2021—Seven of the world’s leading insurers and reinsurers, working together with the UN Environment Programme, are currently in…

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, News | 21 April 2021

Geneva, Wednesday 21 April. Today, on the eve of President Biden’s Head of State Climate Summit, Mark Carney (the UK…

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 13 January 2021

The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance publishes the final Inaugural 2025 Target Setting Protocol, as individual members begin setting their own 2025 decarbonization targets, to ensure a transition to net-zero emissions by 2050.

News, UNEP FI in the News | 14 October 2020

Thirty of the world’s largest asset owners, with portfolios worth a combined $5tn (£3.8tn), have committed to cutting the carbon emissions linked to companies they invest in by up to 29% within the next four years. Members of the UN-backed Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance – which includes Aviva, the Church of England and the $400bn US fund CalPERS – will each set decarbonisation targets for 2025 as part of wider efforts to align their portfolios with the Paris climate goals and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Asset Owner Alliance, News | 27 November 2019

Geneva, 27 November 2019 - AXA, Aviva, CNP Assurances and Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) announced today they are joining the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, raising total assets under management targeting carbon neutrality by 2050 to more than $3.9 trillion.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Investment, News | 29 August 2023

The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance launches a public consultation on the fourth edition of its Target Setting Protocol. The updates in the draft of the fourth edition concern expansion of asset class coverage. The public is invited to submit their feedback by 29 September.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Industries, Investment, News, Themes | 13 June 2023

Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Chair, Günther Thallinger, argues that responding to climate change is essential for asset owners to fulfil their fiduciary duty and that in order to do so effectively, collaborative efforts are needed.

Asset Owner Alliance, Climate Change, Industries, Investment, News, Themes | 13 March 2023

The Emerging Markets Transition Investment (EMTI) project, supported by the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, released a second paper in its Code Red! Series. The paper outlines guiding principles for responsible and effective engagement in emerging markets and developing economies.