Amid the global climate crisis, sustainability considerations can have a material impact on investment risk and return outcomes.
written in conjunction with investment specialist Mercer, climate action failure presents the most significant systemic risk on a global scale faced by investors in both the medium term and long term , with a high potential to severely damage societies, economies and the planet.
only a quarter of their investments actually take into consideration environmental, social and governance metricsAccording to Mr Chong Chee Loong, CEO at Mercer Investment Solutions Singapore, now’s the time for investors to move the needle in the sustainable direction. Over the last decade, Mercer has developed a wealth of research, expertise and tools in advising institutional investors across a range of climate-related areas such as climate change beliefs, policy and strategy setting, carbon footprinting and climate scenario analysis.
“Mercer aims to provide institutional investors with a sustainable investing pathway, informed by practices and research that can be tailored to their unique needs. Such transition plans provide a range of tools to define and implement investors’ climate vision,” she shared.
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