How do investors view the problem of climate change?
However investors view the problem of climate change – perhaps as a threat to carbon-intensive industries or as an opportunity to contribute to the greater good – ignoring its effects on portfolios increasingly seems like a short-sighted option. Fortunately, there are many ways investors can incorporate this urgent issue into their strategies.
Key takeaways:
- Global warming is forcing the world to move towards a low-carbon economic model, and that will incur costs that investors must factor into their decisions
- There are many ways to incorporate climate change into portfolios – including screening out “stranded assets” like fossil fuels, selecting best-performing companies or aiding the “just transition” to a low-carbon economy more holistically
- At Allianz Global Investors, we aim to accelerate the speed of positive change – particularly within strategies that deliver social or environmental impacts – while enhancing the value of our clients’ assets.