What we learned from the latest Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative report

Four firms at 12% or lower

Investment Week's analysis of the latest Net Zero targets saw four firms had committed 12% or less than their total AUM and the average rose 2 percentage points from November.

The latest Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative disclosure report saw 43 managers divulge their assets under management committed to net zero, with three of them being updates. The initiative calls on asset managers to set the initial proportions of their AUM that will be managed in line with net zero, along with interim targets. In November 2021, the initiative saw 40 firms reporting. The latest report reveals the disclosures of firms that have joined the initiative since then. Signatories are allowed to choose their methodology. The overwhelming majority used one, or a combination, of...