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The net-zero challenge…

The sixth and latest report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in August 2021 warned that the world would reach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming by 2030 under all scenarios examined. At the COP26 climate summit last November, there was much talk but still a relative dearth of concrete detail over how net-zero carbon emissions would be achieved. What is clear though is that if we are to collectively hit the pledged net-zero targets, there will need to be an extraordinary and global effort, and asset managers will have a crucial role to play in the transition.

Our net-zero pledge

of our financed emissions to be covered by credible transition plans by 2030
of our financed emissions to be covered by credible transition plans by 2040^{1 2}

Hear our Global Head of Sustainable Investment Therese Niklasson discuss our net-zero approach

Our sustainable strategies

Our sustainable investment strategies seek a balance between the current and future needs of stakeholders. They aim to encourage a better allocation of capital that leads to the generation of sustainable risk-adjusted returns for clients alongside improved long-term global outcomes for society and the environment.

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Meet the team

Therese Niklasson

Global head of sustainable investment
Jennifer Law

Head of stewardship
Sakshi Bahl

Head of Sustainability Research
Rebecca White

Responsible investment analyst
Niall Brennan

Co-Head of Responsible Investment Data Integration
Alexander Parkinson

Co-head of Responsible investment data integration
Parag Saxena

Responsible investment analyst*
Onkar Jagtap

Responsible investment analyst*
Antoine Najm

Stewardship analyst
Amit Khandelwal

Responsible investment analyst
Anchit Sharma

Stewardship analyst*
Diya Choudhury

Stewardship analyst*
Harish Venkatachalam

Responsible investment data analyst*
Shalin Vora

Responsible investment data analyst*

Contact us

We are here to help with any questions you may have about our sustainable investment solutions.

Sebastien Brown
Investment specialist
E: sebastien.brown@newtonim.com

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¹ While Newton’s final target of having 100% of its financed emissions covered by credible transition plans by 2040 necessarily implies that all of its global assets under management (AUM) will be committed to net zero emissions by that point, currently 67% of its AUM (as distinct from financed emissions) are subject to the initiative.
² ‘Financed emissions’, global assets under management’ or ‘AUM’ refers to the combined assets under management of Newton Investment Management Ltd and Newton Investment Management North America LLC.

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