Climate Action 100+ Sign-on Statement and Investor Signatories
Climate Action 100+ is a collaborative five-year global initiative that requires investors to sign-on to a public statement (below) that sets out the commitment from investor signatories and expectations of the companies on the focus list. To date, 225 investors with more than USD $26.3 trillion in assets under management have signed on to the Climate Action 100+ Sign-on Statement.
Climate Action 100+ Sign-on Statement
Background
We, the institutional investors that are signatories to this statement, are aware of the risks climate change presents to our portfolios and asset values in the short, medium and long term. We therefore support the Paris Agreement and the need for the world to transition to a lower carbon economy consistent with a goal of keeping the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Through this initiative, we aim to fulfill the commitment made in the “2014/15 Global Investor Statement on Climate Change” which stated that “…as institutional investors and consistent with our fiduciary duty to our beneficiaries, we will work with the companies in which we invest to ensure that they are minimising and disclosing the risks and maximising the opportunities presented by climate change.”
Commitment
We believe that engaging and working with the companies in which we invest – to communicate the need for greater disclosure around climate change risk and company strategies aligned with the Paris Agreement – is consistent with our fiduciary duty and will contribute to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
The initiative aims to secure commitments from the boards and senior management to:
- Implement a strong governance framework which clearly articulates the board’s accountability and oversight of climate change risk and opportunities.
- Take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their value chain, consistent with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global average temperature increase to well below 2-degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
- Provide enhanced corporate disclosure in line with the final recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and sector-specific Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change Investor Expectations on Climate Change* (when applicable) to enable investors to assess the robustness of companies’ business plans against a range of climate scenarios, including well below 2-degrees Celsius scenario, and to improve investment decision-making.
Working through partner organisations, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC); Ceres; Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC); Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC); and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), we will together monitor the progress that companies make towards these goals. We are committed to working collaboratively through this initiative, using a range of engagement approaches to ensure fulfilment of the above-mentioned goals.
*Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change is a joint initiative of four partner organisations that represent investors on climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy: AIGCC (Asia), Ceres (North America), IGCC (Australia/NZ), and IIGCC (Europe). The existing GIC Investor Expectations sector guides cover oil and gas, mining, utilities and auto manufacturers. They provide additional sector-specific disclosure recommendations, particularly regarding the oversight of public policy positions. The series will cover steel, chemicals and cement by Q2 2018.
Investor Signatories
| Aargauische Pensionskasse (APK) |
| Aberdeen Standard Investments |
| ABP |
| Achmea |
| Achmea Investment Management |
| Addenda Capital |
| Aegon |
| Aegon Asset Management |
| Æquo – Shareholder Engagement Services |
| AGF INVESTMENTS INC |
| Allianz Global Investors |
| Allianz SE |
| Amherst College |
| AMP Capital |
| Amundi |
| AP1 |
| AP2 |
| AP3 |
| AP4 |
| AP7 |
| APG |
| As You Sow |
| ASABRI |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. |
| ATP |
| Ausbil Investment Management Limited |
| Australian Ethical Investment |
| AustralianSuper |
| Aviva Investors |
| AXA Group |
| AXA Investment Manager |
| Bailard, Inc. |
| Baldwin Brothers Inc. |
| BBC Pension Trust Ltd |
| BMO Global Asset Management |
| BNP Paribas Asset Management |
| Boston Common Asset Management |
| Boston Trust/Walden Asset Management |
| BPL Pensioen |
| Brawn Capital Limited |
| Breckinridge Capital Advisors |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corporation |
| British Columbia Municipal Pension Board of Trustees |
| Brunel Pension Partnership |
| Caisse de Depot et Placement du Québec |
| Caisse de Pensions de l’Etat de Vaud (CPEV) |
| Caisse De Pensions ECA-RP |
| Caisse de Prévoyance des Interprètes de Conférence (CPIC) |
| Caisse des Dépôts |
| Caisse Intercommunale de Pensions (CIP) |
| CalPERS |
| CalSTRS |
| Candriam Investors Group |
| CAP Prévoyance |
| Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. |
| Cathay Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd. |
| Cbus |
| CCAP Caisse Cantonale d’Assurance Populaire |
| CCLA |
| Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church |
| Christian Brothers Investment Services |
| Christopher Reynolds Foundation |
| Church Comissioners for England |
| Church of England Pensions Board |
| CIEPP – Caisse Inter-Entreprises de Prévoyance Professionnelle |
| CNP Assurances |
| Colonial First State Global Asset Management |
| Comgest |
| Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. |
| Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trusts |
| Core Capital Management, LLC |
| Dana Investment Advisors |
| de Pury Pictet Turrettini & Cie |
| Deutsche Asset Management |
| Domini Impact Investments LLC |
| Earth Capital |
| Ecofi Investissements |
| Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company |
| Environment Agency Pension Fund |
| ERAFP |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH |
| Essex Investment Management, LLC |
| Etablissement Cantonal d’Assurance (ECA VAUD) |
| Ethos Foundation |
| Evli Bank Plc |
| Federal Finance Gestion |
| First State Super |
| Friends Fiduciary Corporation |
| FRR |
| GAM Investments |
| Greater Manchester Pension Fund |
| Green Century |
| Greentech Capital Advisors |
| Hannon Armstrong |
| Hermes Equity Ownership Services |
| Hermes Investment Management |
| HESTA |
| HSBC Global Asset Management |
| Humanis |
| IFM Investors |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company |
| Insight Investment |
| Ircantec |
| Ireland Strategic Investment Fund |
| Janus Henderson Investors |
| JCP Investment Partners |
| JLens Investor Network |
| KBI Global Investors |
| Kempen |
| Kirkon Eläkerahasto |
| La Francaise Group |
| Lægernes Pension |
| LAPFF |
| Legal & General Investment Management |
| Local Government Super |
| Local Pensions Partnership Investments Ltd |
| M&G Investments |
| Manulife Asset Management |
| Maryland State Retirement and Pension System |
| Mercy Investment Services |
| Merseyside Pension Fund |
| Miller/Howard Investments, Inc. |
| Mirova |
| MN |
| MP Investment Management A/S |
| MPC Renewable Energies |
| Natixis Asset Management |
| NEI Investments |
| Nest Sammelstiftung |
| Neuberger Berman |
| New York City Pension Funds |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund |
| New Zealand Superannuation Fund |
| Newton Investment Management |
| NN Investment Partners |
| Nordea Asset Management |
| North East Scotland Pension Fund |
| Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee |
| Northern Pool |
| Northern Trust Asset Management |
| Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation |
| OFI Asset Management |
| Öhman |
| OP Wealth Management |
| OPTrust |
| Oregon State Treasurer |
| P+(DIP/JOEP) |
| Pax World Management LLC |
| Pegaso Fondo Pensione |
| PenSam |
| PensionDanmark |
| Pensionskasse Caritas |
| Pensionskasse der Stadt Winterthur |
| Pensionskasse Unia |
| PFA |
| PGB Pension Services |
| PGGM |
| Pictet Asset Management |
| PIMCO |
| PKA |
| Plato Investment Management Limited |
| Prévoyance Santé Valais (PRESV) |
| Prévoyance.ne |
| Profelia Fondation de Prévoyance |
| Progressive Investment Management |
| Prosperita Stiftung Für die Berufliche Vorsorge |
| Provident Fund |
| Raiffeisen Capital Management |
| Rathbone Greenbank Investments |
| Retraites Populaires |
| Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management |
| Richmond Global Compass |
| Robeco |
| RobecoSAM |
| Rockefeller Asset Management |
| RPMI Railpen |
| Ruffer LLP |
| San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP |
| Schroders |
| Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System |
| SEB Investment Management |
| SEIU Master Trust |
| Shareholder Association for Research & Education |
| Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell |
| Skandia |
| Skoll Foundation |
| Solaris Investment Management |
| South Yorkshire Pensions Authority |
| Sparinvest |
| SPF Beheer |
| Stance Capital |
| Stichting Pensioenfonds Openbaar Vervoer (SPOV) |
| Stichting Spoorwegpensioenfonds |
| Stiftung Abendrot |
| Strathclyde Pension Fund |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank |
| Swell Asset Management |
| Terra Alpha Investments |
| The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust |
| The McKnight Foundation |
| The Representative Church Body of the Church of Ireland |
| The Sustainability Group of Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge |
| TPT Retirement Solutions |
| Transport for London Pension Fund |
| Trillium Asset Management, LLC |
| Trusteam Finance |
| Tundra Fonder |
| UBS Asset Management |
| Unitarian Universalist Association |
| University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation on behalf of the University of Toronto |
| UNJSPF |
| USS |
| Vancity Investment Management Ltd. |
| Veris Wealth Partners |
| Veritas Pension Insurance Co |
| VERKA VK Kirchliche Vorsorge VVaG |
| Vermont Pension Investment Committee |
| Vermont State Treasurer’s Office |
| VicSuper |
| Vision Super Pty Ltd |
| Washington State Investment Board |
| Water Asset Management |
| WaveCrest Wealth Management |
| Wespath Investment Management |
| West Midlands Pension Fund |
| West Yorkshire Pension Fund |
Additional investors are encouraged to sign up for the initiative by contacting the Implementation Working Group co-ordinators Oliver Grayer or Ben Pincombe at info@climateaction100.org. and/or working through the coordinating partner organisation in their respective region.
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