Monday 18th October 2021
Investing for a Carbon-Free World: What Investors Want
The survey of more than 6000 individual investors (investors) across ten markets (UK, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, US, and Canada) found that investors are ready to support the drive to net zero, with half stating that asset managers should use their influence as shareholders of carbon-heavy companies to help facilitate the reduction in carbon emissions.
Tackling climate change is high on everyone’s agenda, with awareness growing that time is running out to protect the planet.
As the UN prepares to convene the COP 26 climate conference, where it will urge more governments and businesses to commit to net zero, are investors ready to adapt their portfolios to support the transition to a carbon-free world? How well do they understand what it means to invest with a net zero focus? And what investment approach do they intend to take as the global economy decarbonises?
