UK stewardship stocktake: engagement at a gridlock?
Net Zero Investor brought together a group of senior UK institutional investors to discuss whether investors have made progress on climate change engagement
Insurance
Why the asset owner-manager relationship powers record growth in impact investing
A senior executive at France's AXA IM said institutional investors' appetite for green opportunities makes the impact investing space swell
Merciless exodus: what do NZIA’s departures mean for decarbonising insurance liabilities?
Insurers have been leaving the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZIA) in droves. This raises concerns over the carbon footprint of their liabilities
Exclusive: ‘Divest if you foresee an acute risk,’ says Munich Re’s ESG chief
The head of ESG investments at Munich Re speaks about calculating and managing net zero risks in investment portfolios
Ageas’ investment chief: ‘Brown companies have no future’
Wim Vermeir, the CIO at insurance company Ageas, explains to Net Zero Investor how to go the distance in the complex transition to net zero
Vincent Damas: ‘We don’t pretend to be cleverer than the IEA or IPCC’
The head of corporate social responsibility at France’s CNP Assurances told NZI he looks to find a balance between scientists and investors
NZIA launches Target-Setting Protocol to ‘decarbonise real economy’
The Net-Zero Insurance Alliance launched the protocol at the World Economic Forum in Davos to help accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy.
Greatest global economic risks are climate and biodiversity loss, says WEF report
World Economic Forum sees investors as key drivers in ensuring companies keep to net-zero targets in a ‘polycrisis’ world.
‘Ambitious’ Aviva emphasises net-zero accountability with SBTi validation
The insurance giant has set tough emission-reduction goals, though it admits to challenges in terms of ESG data and a lack of consistent standards.