Principle-Based Leadership In Times Of Change

According to American author and businessman Stephen Covey, there are three constants in life: change, choice and principles. It's a view that neatly sums up concepts at the very heart of sustainable investment. Sustainable Investment Consulting at Ogier works with clients to navigate and embrace change - and we turn sustainable change into a value creator.

To date 194 countries joined the Paris Agreement, making public obligations to limit the global temperature increase in this century to 2 degrees Celsius with the effort to limit further increase to 1.5 degrees. As of Jan 2023, over USD11 trillion in AUM from 84 institutional investors globally was committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) most recent pathways, the Alliance identified emissions reduction requirements for sub-portfolio targets in the range of -22% to -32% by 2025 and -40% to -60% by 2030, which is in alignment with