While institutional investor awareness of climate risk has increased dramatically (e.g. Carbon
Disclosure Project, Investor Network on Climate Risk, Institutional Investors Group on Climate
Change, etc.), only a tiny handful have moved beyond rhetoric and shareholder resolutions to take
concrete investment action – namely, incorporating climate risk considerations directly and
systematically into their actual stock selection and portfolio construction processes. It is at that level –
where the “rubber meets the road”—that investors can send the strongest message to companies,
produce significantly changed company behaviour, and, most importantly, improve their long-term,
risk-adjusted returns.
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