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  • NZAOA releases fourth target setting protocol

    19 April 2024

    The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has released the fourth edition of the Target-Setting Protocol (TSP V4) which expands private asset classes coverage, requires a new round of targets and introduces the assessment of govvies' holdings.

  • NZAOA sets transition planning principles, policy engagement guidance

    05 December 2023

    A $9.5 trillion group of asset owners has set out guidelines on designing 'credible' transition plans and on aligning lobbying and advocacy with decarbonisation goals, areas it said were "crucial, but often challenging, elements for working on net-zero commitments".

  • $9.5trn group of asset owners calls for 'smarter not more' engagement on climate

    16 November 2023

    A $9.5 trillion group of asset owners has urged their asset managers to set clearer objectives for climate engagement with their investees, as one member called for a 'smarter not harder' approach.

  • ASCOR to assess countries based on contribution to $100bn climate finance goal

    14 November 2023

    A first-of-its-kind free tool to help bond investors assess countries' climate progress has been launched that will see investors rate sovereigns on factors including their contribution to the problem and the finance they commit to address it, following changes to its draft methodology.

  • NZAOA urges removal of 'political barriers' blocking net-zero investment opportunities

    25 September 2023

  • NZAOA outlines four asset manager engagement principles

    05 April 2023

  • NZAOA says no to new O&G projects, but is less clear on O&G companies

    30 March 2023

    The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) said it expects its $11 trillion of investor members to stop investing in new oil and gas projects, but its guidance was criticised for being less specific on oil and gas companies.

  • NZAOA-sponsored decarbonisation roadmap published

    15 August 2022

  • NZAOA urges ISSB to explicitly recommend 'net zero' targets

    28 July 2022

    The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to "expressly integrate" net-zero emissions...

  • NZAOA-sponsored research tackles Scope 3 pathways

    20 July 2022

    Three publications commissioned by the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) aiming to help investors calculate their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions have been published.