I en ny artiklen adresserer Shroders nogle af nøglespørgsmålene om CO2-emissioner vedrørende kreditinvestorer fra COP26.
Schroders skriver, at investering og finansiering er nødvendig for at hjælpe med at implementere den store infrastruktur og de teknologiske ændringer, der kræves, mens virksomheder kan tilpasse deres forsyningskæder og operationer til at blive CO2-neutrale.
Investorer kan rette kapital til de virksomheder, der gør den stærkeste indsats og fremskridt mod ambitiøse mål. De kan også anspore og støtte virksomheder gennem engagement og videndeling.
Rammen for drivhusgasemissioner Scope 1, 2 og 3 er nyttig til at fremme målsætning og overvågning, så fremskridt, eller faktisk mangel på, kan måles effektivt.
Dette er nyttigt for investorer, der søger at træffe de bedst informerede beslutninger ved at tage hensyn til miljøfaktorer og samfund, der arbejder på at begrænse stigende globale temperaturer.
Schroders giver tilmed nogle eksempler på kreditinvesteringer, der bidrager til fremtidig CO2-neutral økonomisk vækst. Hertil skriver de:
Finnish real estate company Citycon is a good example. Its plan for carbon neutrality has been verified by the Science Based Targets initiative, a partnership that works with the corporate sector on enabling emissions reductions. Citycon will reduce its own energy consumption and increase renewable energy use through innovative technology. One of its major new developments opening in 2022 will be powered by a geothermal heating and cooling energy plant and as such carbon neutral.
Dutch telecom operator KPN has just publicised goals to reduce Scope 3 emissions by 30% by 2030 with baseline 2014, having been climate neutral in its own operations since 2015, using 100% green electricity and reducing energy consumption despite high growth in data communication.
Within financials, American Express has been carbon neutral since 2008 and now also committed to Net Zero Emissions by 2035. This will involve working with its suppliers primarily.
Body Shop and Avon owner Natura is planning scientific Scope 1, 2 and 3 target setting in Q4 2021. This company has a holistic climate and nature strategy expanding from their nature based products to engagements with communities.
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