Planetary Pulse
The rise of transition finance
Planetary Pulse reveals the findings from new primary research into transition finance.
We believe that the privilege of investing your capital carries with it a responsibility to try to secure a sustainable future.
Our purpose is to invest for a better tomorrow
We do this by building a better firm, by trying to invest in a better way and, by doing so contribute to a better world.
We are committed to being responsible stewards of our clients’ capital and delivering sustainability with substance. Our Sustainability & Stewardship Report updates you on our work over the past year
across our ecosystem: our investments, advocacy and direct corporate footprint.
Investments involve risk; losses may be made.
Planetary Pulse
The rise of transition finance
Will climate change cause irreparable harm? Or will we get to net zero in time, averting the worst effects?
Planetary Pulse reveals the findings from new primary research into transition finance.
Our sustainability evolution
Development, learning and ongoing improvement are the common elements in our sustainability evolution.
The first phase of our approach to sustainability and ESG integration within investments, which we termed ‘ESG 1.0’ and which ran to 2019, established a common understanding of ESG and stewardship at the firm. We defined the next phase as Sustainability 2.0, a key feature of which was that the investment teams became fully responsible for addressing and embedding ESG analysis in their processes. Monitoring and support was provided by the Sustainability team and the Investment Risk function. |
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2011ESG 1.0Common understanding of ESG
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2019Sustainability 2.0Investment teams take primary responsibility
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2022Sustainability 3.0Alignment and execution
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Ninety One's net zero commitment
We thought long and hard before committing to net zero. Why? Because there are some approaches to net-zero investing that would clean up our own portfolio emissions but leave the world a dirtier place. Such approaches could also starve the developing world of the capital it desperately needs for sustainable development.
So when we joined the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (“NZAMI”) in June 2021, we made two commitments:
- Our approach to cutting emissions will support real-world decarbonisation.
- We will work for a fair transition that includes emerging markets.
We intend to seek the Science-based Targets initiative (“SBTi”) validation of Ninety One’s transition plan once SBTi has finalised the amendments to its financial services net-zero methodology.
Read more about our commitment to net zeroOur approach to sustainability
Invest, Advocate, Inhabit
Ninety One’s sustainability framework has three core components:
Invest
Sustainability analysis is integrated across our investment strategies. We also offer sustainable investment solutions.
Advocate
We seek to lead the conversation where we can make a difference and offer expertise on important sustainability topics.
Inhabit
We believe change starts at home. We run our business responsibly and act sustainably
Through Invest, we integrate the assessment of ESG risks into our portfolios by deepening our understanding of externalities and improving our analysis and assessment of the risk they present; we engage with our companies to drive real-world change; and we seek to increase our allocation to sustainable strategies that invest in companies doing the most to increase their positive impact on the world.
Through Advocate, we seek to raise awareness of the need to fund the net-zero transition in a fair and inclusive way, particularly in emerging markets.
Through Inhabit, we work to improve the sustainability of our operations, and to support charities and community projects that are important to the team at Ninety One.
Across Invest, Advocate and Inhabit, we seek to align behind the purpose and culture of our business: to do the right thing. By doing the right thing, we believe we can deliver the best outcomes for our clients, our people and the planet.
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