Climate change has implications across investment portfolios.
Foundations, pension funds, religious institutions and others are concerned not only with the security of their funds and the prospects for expected investment returns in light of climate risk, but also with its impact on the world around them. The investment decisions made by institutional investors today, and in the near future, will play a crucial role in determining how society fares in the face of climate change.
Sustainable Development Goals
Climate Action
Our approach to climate action is closely aligned with targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13, “Climate Action,” which calls to:
Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning. (Target 13.2)
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning. (Target 13.3)
SHARE’s “4-R” Approach to Climate Action
Reduce
Reducing the demand for carbon-intensive energy is a critical part of shifting to a low carbon economy.
Remedy
In the longer term, addressing climate risk will require shifting energy sources. In the shorter term, many environmental and social risks in the energy industry still require immediate remedies. We help identify these remedies early in the risk assessment process.
Reallocate
Shifting capital into low carbon sources, such as renewable energy infrastructure, green bonds, and retraining and employment for workers in resource-dependent communities, is a key ingredient for a just transition to a low-carbon economy.
Regulate
Better policy and regulations are essential to keeping global warming at levels necessary to avoid the most disastrous impacts of climate change.
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