S1E91: Driving net zero plans and helping companies decarbonise

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits
Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change.


In this episode, we look more deeply at the challenges of
actually achieving net zero emissions for complex portfolios held
by big investment managers and the risks of greenwashing claims
by bad actors.


What does achieving net zero emissions by 2050, mean for
investors and what are the risks and challenges?


ST’s climate editor David Fogarty hosts his Paris-based guest Ms
Clemence Humeau, head of sustainability, coordination and
governance for AXA IM. This episode is brought to you by AXA
Investment Managers: https://str.sg/wCpw


Highlights (click/tap above):


2:20 Achieving net zero emissions across a broad portfolio of
assets isn't easy; 65% of AXA IM's assets under management now
committed to be managed in line with net zero in 2050. What does
it mean?


4:38 What goes into designing a net zero pathway? 


7:10 Risk of being boycotted by the finance sector, or facing
downgrades by ratings agencies, for example?


9:03 Greenwashing claims by companies, even some financial sector
actors saying they are committed to net-zero emissions but still
investing in polluting companies or assets


10:03 Net zero is also about investing in companies which are
transitioning and trying to decarbonise their activities


12:30 Why AXA IM will divest eventually, for companies that don't
achieve decarbonisation objectives along the way


Listen to Pt 1: How insurers and asset managers can drive the
green transition - https://str.sg/wFuz


More from AXA IM on responsible
investing: https://str.sg/wCpi


Protecting portfolios against
greenwashing: https://str.sg/wCp5


Sustainable Investing: https://str.sg/wCpS


Produced by: David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and
Hadyu Rahim


Edited by: Hadyu Rahim


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