Institutions shift to greener methods
09:00 | 10/12/2020
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Private markets firms Ardian, The Carlyle Group, Global Infrastructure Partners, Macquarie Infrastructure, and SoftBank Investment Advisers are joining two other groups under the One Planet initiative â one for sovereign wealth funds and another for asset managers.
Asia Investor Group on Climate Change executive director Rebecca Mikula-Wright said, âInvestorsâ engagement with companies on climate change has become a dominant theme in global capital markets and already helped creating a marked shift in corporate attitudes towards better integrating climate risk response. Investors are concerned some companies are not sufficiently prepared for the transition to a net-zero emissions economy,â she added.