Transition risks of net zero
The transition to net zero is well underway, but it won’t be a smooth path and getting there will pose significant risks for investors. These are the conclusions of a new report by Pictet Asset Management and the Institute of International Finance. It will require higher levels of borrowing by the companies they invest in; the … Read more
The trait that will define ‘the California model’, according to CalPERS
Allocation to climate solutions and the ability to generate alpha from that across asset classes are what will define the future “California model”, according to CalPERS managing director of sustainable investment, Peter Cashion.
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance chair calls for more action from governments
Five years after signing up to net zero, climate-conscious asset owners have a message for governments: act now, or put global prosperity at risk. As policymakers, investors and climate action advocates descend on NYC for Climate Week, chair of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, Günther Thallinger, reflects on the progress.
CFA’s tools for tackling net zero provoke investing infrastructure re-think
Foundational research by CFA Institute aims to prompt the best minds in the asset management and asset owner communities to consider how to better consider climate risk. Institute chief executive Marg Franklin says governance, organisational design and systems thinking will be core elements of how the industry evolves its thinking and
Synthetic biology can save us – if it gets the capital it needs
In years gone by, governments underwrote the development of new technologies before opening the doors to the private sector to exploit the applications. Today, the private sector is the primary source of R&D funding, and foundational research in technologies such as biotech are struggling to attract capital.
