All net zero articles
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NewsIIGCC announces launch of investor platform to tackle deforestation risk
The Deforestation Investor Group is underpinned by new guidance on integrating deforestation into net-zero strategies
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News‘Purposeful reporting’ among UK trustee sustainability group’s 2026 priorities
TSWG wants sustainability reporting rules for pension schemes to be changed to free up resources for impactful activity rather than compliance
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NewsBorder to Coast says greenwashing is falling out of climate transition plans
The latest proxy voting report for the £65bn investment pool shows it has rubber-stamped more transition plans in 2025 than in previous years
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NewsReaching net zero won’t keep climate change in check, warn actuaries, academics
Research comes as WEF global risk report highlights relegation of environmental issues among decision makers
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AnalysisDid sustainability collaborations fail in 2025?
Investor climate alliances retreat or collapse under antitrust pressure, forcing collaboration to evolve rather than disappear
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Opinion PiecesFrom net-zero promises to proof – Why investors need a new compass
Manuel Coeslier, head of Mirova Research Center, makes the case for a framework that allows investors to assess a broader spectrum of corporate climate action
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NewsUKSIF warns climate risk, net-zero are missing from UK pension review
UKSIF chief James Alexander urges the UK Pensions Commission to put climate risk and net zero transition at the centre of its review of the UK pensions system
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NewsAsset owners to step up net-zero engagement with private markets
Just 7% of NZAOA members’ climate solutions allocations are in private assets, according to update from the Alliance
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NewsInvestors that back away from net zero could be ‘seen as negligent’
Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance also argues that mandates must not be ‘overly prescriptive’ on climate
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NewsInvestor group's ‘10-year blueprint’ tackles sustainability in mining sector
Plan seeks to strengthen governance and unlock investment needed for global energy transition
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Special ReportNet-zero goals in a post-COP30 world
The goals of the Paris Agreement are looking increasingly unachievable, leaving asset owners with a dilemma, writes Sophie Robinson-Tillett
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Special ReportMichael Pedroni: “The path forward for an asset manager is to engage with authentic, consistent communication about what serves investors best”
Global asset managers are under more public pressure than ever, as policymakers in disparate regions demand that fund managers fulfil multiple and often conflicting roles.
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Special ReportJake Barnett: “Now is a powerful time for faith-based investors to advocate for what leadership looks like”
Wespath’s Jake Barnett talks to Susanna Rust about his vision for asset owner leadership in sustainable investing
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Special ReportJakob Thomae & Ben Caldecott: “There is growing evidence that a set of technologies powered by computers and silicon creates a new set of risks that may cause societies to break”
Every system has its limits – boundaries at which it breaks. We know this about us individually. We know this about families. And since 2009 and the work of a group of scientists around Johan Rockström, about the planet too.
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Special ReportCaroline Escott: “Investors, it’s time to treat public policy engagement as a core part of your stewardship strategy”
Investors are, rightly, vocal about the need for meaningful reform when it comes to system-wide issues such as climate resilience, labour rights, or cybersecurity. We recognise that these are not just company-specific risks, but systemic challenges that threaten long-term value creation across our portfolios.
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Special ReportThe climate dilemma: why mining and tech companies are proving complicated for net-zero investors
The mining industry is estimated to be directly responsible for 4-7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. When Scope 3 emissions, including those from coal-fired power generation, are included, that figure leaps to nearly 30%.
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Special ReportNet Zero: Front Line Dispatches
The vast majority of countries have missed their deadlines for setting new emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement. last-minute announcements before this year’s Belém COP, however, mean that there is now a critical mass of new nationally determined contributions.
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Special ReportPass-through voting gains traction
Pass-through voting has been on the rise as asset owners take up opportunities to have more control, but will it strengthen sustainable outcomes or could it weaken collective impact?
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NewsNet Zero Asset Managers initiative unveils ‘new chapter’ [updated]
Members will no longer have to set climate targets or commit to align with net zero by 2050
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NewsSouth Yorkshire fund commits £525m to climate, impact strategies
The local authority is investing £350m in Border to Coast Climate Opportunities Fund and a further £175m in renewables and natural capital investments
