Investing in a sustainable future
In March 2020 we decided to prioritise two areas for action: climate change, and diversity and inclusion, and to hold ourselves accountable with specific commitments in these areas. These are:
Commitments on climate change:
- To achieve net zero carbon emissions for our own operations by 2030 at the latest.
- To achieve net zero carbon emissions across our investment portfolios by 2050 to align with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Commitments on diversity and inclusion:
- To achieve 40% female representation and 20% representation from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds by 2025. As an asset owner, to evaluate the diversity policy of investment managers that manage assets on our behalf, including how an investment manager challenges its investee companies to improve and maintain diversity in their business models.
- To achieve external benchmarks including the National Equality Standard and LGBT Great equality index.
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