It is time for asset managers to step up on net zero

Corporations not doing enough

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The recent COP27 summit raised worrying concerns that we currently have “no credible pathway” to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, making it clear that it is time that governments and corporations alike need to do better to tackle the climate crisis.

Facing this crisis, pension schemes and asset managers have a unique and urgent opportunity to influence how global corporations address the climate emergency. But they need to step up, drive real world emissions reductions, better represent the views of their increasingly climate conscious members, and help protect investments against long term climate risk. In spring 2022, Make My Money Matter and Tulipshare joined campaigners and activist investors from around the world to highlight investor power at the ballot box during the AGM season. The power to reduce emissions, protect natur...

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