Our vision of a net-zero carbon future

Read the report here to find out more about the nine commitments below.

• Integrate advice on net-zero alignment into all our investment consulting services as soon as practically possible and within two years of making this commitment.

• Work with our institutional asset owner clients to identify the investment risks from climate change, highlight the importance of net-zero alignment and, where applicable, support our clients in developing policies that align their portfolios to a net zero pathway.

• Support efforts to decarbonise the global economy by helping our clients prioritise real economy emissions reductions, reflecting the target of 50% global emissions reduction by 2030 or sooner using existing decarbonisation methodologies.

• Assess and monitor asset managers on the integration of climate risks and opportunities in their investment decisions and stewardship and reflect this evaluation in our client recommendations.

• Align with the Net Zero Asset Manager Initiative as soon as practically possible and within two years of making this commitment

• Set emissions reduction targets across all our operational emissions in line with 1.5°C scenarios.

• Where suitable net-zero methodologies do not exist, work collaboratively for the benefit of our clients to address these challenges, seeking harmonised methodologies.

• Engage, independently or as a group, with regulators and policymakers, to facilitate the transition to net zero carbon emissions, addressing any barriers to our clients adopting and achieving their net-zero targets.

• Report progress by our firm against the commitments made here at least annually in the public domain.