Talking PointApr 26 2023

Can active ownership get us to net zero?

Explain how shareholders influence companies
Understand investor attitudes toward active ownership
Understand the adviser's role in monitoring active ownership

Explain how shareholders influence companies
Understand investor attitudes toward active ownership
Understand the adviser's role in monitoring active ownership

Supported by

Schroders

CPD

Approx.30min

CPD

Approx.30min

Supported by

Schroders

Supported by

Schroders

CPD

Approx.30min

Can active ownership get us to net zero?

As demand for ESG-focused investment strategies grows, the role of advisers is also set to evolve

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ByIma Jackson-Obot

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Active ownership is typically used to describe the way investors, investment managers and fund managers engage with the companies they invest in to encourage more ‘responsible’ behaviour.

The idea is that holding the companies to account will lead to a change in strategies and transformation of business models, which depending on the objective of the investors could, for example, contribute to limiting the damage of climate change.

With climate change deemed an investment risk, the desire to tackle climate change in portfolios has become even more of a priority for the financial services industry.

By the time you have read this feature you should be able to understand how active ownership works, how investors influence the investee companies and the role of the adviser.

It is worth 30 minutes of CPD.