362-6 WWF Climate Guide to Asset Owners: Aligning Investment Portfolios with the Paris Agreement

Summary

This document is structured to assist asset owners in their efforts to address climate change. It demonstrates that the financial evidence and regulatory environment have created a favourable context for taking action on climate change; and that asset owners can count and build on extensive strategic advice and existing good practice from peers. On that basis, WWF presents operational recommendations on how asset owners can accelerate their progress and seek to achieve carbon mitigation in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Issuer

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Year

2017

Region

International

Issuer (type)

World Wide Fund for Nature (NGO)

Policy Type

Other sustainability policy

Geographical scope

International

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Main industries targeted

Finance & Insurance
Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas Extraction
Education
Construction

Restrictiveness

High

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 2: Zero Hunger
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10: Reduced Inequality
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions