Any business can understand the risks of climate change – and investors need for transparency is only going to grow, says Aviva’s Zelda Bentham.
Investing in clean growth means different things to different people, from the refurbishment of a thermal coal-power plant through to the most efficient offshore wind turbine.
As an asset owner, with a mainstream asset management arm, Aviva covers the whole spectrum from the large, low carbon infrastructure assets we have been focused on through our climate change strategy over the last few years, to passively held shares in companies in indices such as the FTSE350.
Regardless of the types of assets, we believe that key to driving clean growth is engagement on the side of the investor, and transparency and disclosure on the part of the company invested in.
An overseas’ lesson
A couple of weeks ago I travelled with Aviva Investors on an investor trip to Poland, where we engaged with companies in the thermal coal sector – mining, power generation, and distribution. It was the ‘first of its kind’ f
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