Net-Zero and the race to 2030

In partnership with CDP

We are facing an unprecedented climate emergency. Avoiding it will create unprecedented opportunities. The United Nations Climate Change Race to Zero Campaign aims to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions and investors for a healthy, resilient zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. This paper is a perspective from two organisations trying to support the Race to Zero in their own fields. GIB Asset Management is a sustainable manager and founding signatory to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. In our investments, we assess how companies are seeking to engage with the challenges and opportunities presented as the world seeks to tackle climate change and turn it into an opportunity – for their business to grow and thrive. We are constantly searching for companies that are winning in the Race to Zero, and we look to engage positively with those that have furthest to go to the finish line. CDP is the not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impact. CDP’s platform is a critical enabler in understanding how entities have progressed against climate goals and in encouraging further action. For CDP, reporting and the resulting data outputs are a key building block in the Race to Zero. Although we are two very different organisations, we share one common belief that only through collaboration across multiple stakeholder groups can we solve climate change. This report is testament to that belief. Katherine Garrett-Cox, CEO GIB Asset Management and Chair CDP Worldwide Trustees Board

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