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Topic: Investor Group on Climate Change

Over 450 investors managing $41 trillion in assets tell governments to get climate policy right and massive investment will flow

11 June 2021

457 investors managing more than US$41 trillion in assets have released a new joint statement to all world governments urging a global race-to-the-top on climate policy and warning that laggards will miss out on trillions of dollars in investment if they aim too low and move too slow. This represents the largest collective assets under management to sign on to a global investor statement to governments on climate change since the first statement in 2009.

Implementing NZ Climate Change Commission recommendations would help boost investor confidence

9 June 2021

In response to the final recommendations of the New Zealand Climate Change Commission, Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Director of Policy, Erwin Jackson, said: “The Commission’s final report provides an important set of recommendations to accelerate New Zealand’s transition to net zero emissions that can help drive investment in clean industries and infrastructure.

New framework released to drive investor action on the climate crisis and accelerate the transition to a net zero future

20 May 2021

Investors called on to lay out comprehensive Investor Climate Action Plans (ICAPs) in line with reaching the goal of a global net-zero emissions economy by 2050 or sooner The founding partners of The Investor Agenda released today a new tool to enable institutional investors to step up action to tackle the climate crisis and accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy.

New organisations join Climate League 2030 to back deeper Australian emissions reductions

17 May 2021

  • ISPT, Teachers Mutual Bank Limited, TelstraSuper and U Ethical latest to join the initiative
  • Teachers Mutual becomes the first banking participant
  • 20 organisations are now supporting deeper Australian emissions reductions through Climate League 2030
Four new financial organisations, including the first participating bank, have signed onto Climate League 2030 – a ten-year initiative to support and act towards a further Australian emissions reduction of at least 230 million tonnes a year by the end of the decade.

Victorian 2030 emissions reduction goal a welcome signal for fresh net zero investment

2 May 2021

2 May 2021 In response to the announcement by the Victorian Government that it will pursue a 45-50 per cent emissions reduction from 2005 levels by 2030, Director of Policy at the Investor Group on Climate Change, Erwin Jackson, said: “Victoria’s 2030 emissions reduction goal is consistent with those established by many of Australia’s developed nation counterparts and trading partners in the G20, including the US, Japan, Canada and the European Union.

Investor Group on Climate Change CEO Emma Herd calls time

29 April 2021

Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), Emma Herd, will step down after six years in the role marked by a rapid acceleration in climate action from Australian and New Zealand institutional investors. Ms Herd joined IGCC in 2015 following fifteen years in sustainable finance in the banking sector.

New US 2030 emissions reduction goal accelerates global race to attract investment in net zero emissions industries and infrastructure

23 April 2021

23 April 2021 Australia and New Zealand risk falling behind in the global race to attract private capital investment in net zero emissions industries and infrastructure after President Biden committed the United States to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030. Analysis by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) shows the new US target is now one of the strongest emissions reduction commitments amid the G20, only slightly behind what has been adopted by the United Kingdom and European Union (EU) nations.

IGCC response to APRA’s Prudential Practice Guide on Climate Change Financial Risks

22 April 2021

}”In response to the release of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) draft Prudential Practice Guide on Climate Change Financial Risk, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), Emma Herd, said:
“This is critical work from APRA that will go a long way to consolidating the accelerating action across the financial sector to address the systemic financial risks created by climate change.

The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative grows to 87 investors managing $37 trillion, with the world’s three largest asset managers now committing to net zero goal

21 April 2021

  • Ahead of Earth Day and Leaders Summit on Climate, initiative announces it now includes BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street Global Advisors
  • Asset managers promise to work with clients to reach net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner and set 2030 emissions reduction targets
More of the world’s largest asset managers announced today that they are joining the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, a clear sign that the global movement for a net-zero emissions economy is growing stronger and more determined.

Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative Triples in Assets Under Management as 43 New Asset Managers Commit to Net Zero Emissions Goal

29 March 2021

  • 43 new investor signatories to Net Zero Asset Managers initiative will work in collaboration with clients to achieve 2030 emissions reduction targets and reach net zero by 2050 or sooner.
  • The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative now has a total 73 signatories representing $US32 trillion in assets under management (AUM), 36 per cent of the global total.