Overview

In November, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) was hosted in Glasgow. This event brought together world leaders to progress the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rises to 1.5^oC and reduce carbon emissions. Reaching this target requires concerted policy action and is dependent on countries accelerating their plans to reach net zero emissions. Significant change is needed over the next decade.

The global scale of the challenges ahead can often feel insurmountable, but financial institutions will have a significant impact on whether or not we are successful, reflected in the “mobilise finance” goal of COP26. 

“What does a greater emphasis on responsible investment mean for model portfolios?”

This is a question that many advisers are agonising over at this time. In this session we discussed this topic in more detail, including:

• Setting out a number of the key challenges and opportunities associated with responsible investment;
• Identifying areas of best practice for successfully integrating responsible investment into model portfolios; and
• Highlighting practical steps that can be taken to evidence that Advisers' responsible investment goals are being met in their model portfolios.