Asset owners eye greener companies to help cut portfolio emissions

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A group of the world's biggest pension funds and insurers have cut the emissions from their investment portfolios by reducing exposure to more polluting...

LONDON - A group of the world's biggest pension funds and insurers have cut the emissions from their investment portfolios by reducing exposure to more polluting companies in favour of their greener peers, the chair of the industry alliance said.

The NZAOA has expanded to include 86 members collectively managing $9.5 trillion in assets, and it said on Wednesday its members had seen their absolute financed greenhouse gas emissions fall 3.5% to 213.4 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022 from 2021, despite membership growing. But rather than simply dumping high-emitting sectors, many had switched to 'best in class' companies, he said, for example an oil and gas firm expanding renewable energy projects faster.

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