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Climate Solutions

The aim of IIGCC’s Climate Solutions programme is to help investors identify, and to the extent possible, quantify the strategic implications of policy measures and physical risks to long-term investments with a view to inform communication with other stakeholders.

Climate change and related policy responses present a series of economic and financial risks as well as opportunities to which investors must respond. The second of IIGCC’s twin objectives is to inform and support improved investor and corporate practices on climate change.

Meetings and events

  • Climate Solutions workshop on decarbonisation strategies

    Tuesday, 27th September 2016 10:00 - 12:00 CET, Pictet Asset Management, 34 Avenue de Messine, 75008 Paris

    Asset owner-led discussion on solutions for reducing the carbon footprint of equity portfolios. This workshop will review different techniques including divestment, reweighting, optimisation and other risk-based approaches. We will start the discussion by presenting the results of an asset owner survey on decarbonisation strategies in active and passive investments.

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  • Climate Solutions expert meeting on climate and sovereign ratings

    Thursday, 16th June 2016 09:00 - 11:00 BST, Video conference in Pictet AM officess in London/Paris/Amsterdam/Geneva

    In this workshop attendees will have a chance to learn how climate change can impact sovereign debt. Experts will discuss the impact of changing weather patterns and extreme weather events on economic development and country ratings. We will also discuss how to measure the carbon footprint of sovereign debt, and assess the impacts at country level of the transition to a low carbon economy.

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  • Climate Solutions Workshop on developing investment beliefs

    Thursday, 12th May 2016 14:00 - 15:00 BST, WEBEX

    This webinar will look at different climate policies, allow investors to share experiences of writing and implementing their policies.

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  • PLSA Investment Conference

    Wednesday, 9th March 2016 00:00 - Friday, 11th March 2016 00:00 GMT, Edinburgh

    IIGCC welcomes the key focus on climate change at this year’s PLSA Conference. IIGCC Chairman Donald MacDonald will join Christiana Figueres, Jane Ambachtsheer and David Adkins, Chief Investment Officer of the Pensions Trust, for a discussion on what the Paris Agreement means for future pensioners.

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  • Climate Solutions Webinar - 2 Degree Portfolio analysis with 2° Investment Initiative

    Friday, 4th March 2016 10:00 - 11:00 GMT, London, WebEx

    Developing a pilot framework for a 2°C benchmark for equity portfolios, the 2 Degrees Investment Initiative has been offering confidential equity portfolio checks. Following discussions during the Carbon Foot printing 2015 road show, IIGCC has given 2Dii the much talked about “sample IIGCC portfolio” and invited them to present to the Climate Solutions programme. Join us for a conversation on how to understand portfolio resilience to a 2 degree scenario beyond the carbon footprint.

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  • IIGCC - FINSIF workshop for investors on carbon foot printing

    Wednesday, 17th June 2015 08:00 - 10:00 EET, Helsinki

    IIGCC is pleased to partner with FINSIF on an investor workshop on carbon foot printing in Helsinki on the 17th of June on investors' options for measuring and reporting the carbon footprint of equity portfolios. Attendees will also have the chance learn more about the Montreal Pledge and Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition: carbon measurement commitments from the PRI and UNEP-FI.

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  • 50 Shades of green – a workshop on investors’ options for carbon foot printing portfolios

    Thursday, 12th March 2015 10:30 - 12:30 CET, Amsterdam

    A follow-up to our London workshop and chance to see presentations from three different service providers who will share their methodologies and insights based on an analysis of a common sample global equity portfolio. Discuss experiences with fellow asset owners and managers such as the challenges of using carbon emissions data for different sectors, compiling meaningful indicators at portfolio level, and comparing carbon intensity against a benchmark.

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