{"id":6234,"date":"2023-09-13T23:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T23:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apldevnew.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=6234"},"modified":"2023-12-13T09:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:19:03","slug":"the-role-of-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apllogistics.com\/2023\/09\/the-role-of-investors","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Investors in Combating Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Investor Pressure Means It\u2019s Time to Exceed Expectations<\/h4>\n<p>At the end of 2021, there were 2,253 companies across 70 countries and 15 industries, representing more than one third of global market capitalization ($38 trillion USD), that had <span style=\"color: #d31e2f;\"><a style=\"color: #d31e2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedtargets.org\/news\/companies-committed-to-cut-emissions-in-line-with-climate-science-now-represent-38-trillion-of-global-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved emissions reductions targets or commitments with the SBTi<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>This means that sustainability and the global climate crisis are hot topics for both consumers and the news cycle and so it\u2019s time to prepare for public pressure to tackle climate change.<\/p>\n<h4>BlackRock and Aviva Set the Stage<\/h4>\n<p>BlackRock and Aviva, two of the world\u2019s most influential investment firms, recently vocalized their desire to see their corporate partners combat climate change. In 2021, BlackRock Chairman and CEO, Larry Fink, released his <span style=\"color: #d31e2f;\"><a style=\"color: #d31e2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackrock.com\/us\/individual\/2021-larry-fink-ceo-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">annual letter to CEOs<\/a><\/span>. This letter stressed the impact of climate change on the environment and how businesses should adapt to set and meet ambitious climate goals. Fink calls on the hundreds of companies that BlackRock manages to produce plans to participate in a \u2018net-zero economy\u2019 by 2050. BlackRock itself also <span style=\"color: #d31e2f;\"><a style=\"color: #d31e2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackrock.com\/us\/individual\/larry-fink-ceo-letter\">adjusted its stewardship principles<\/a><\/span> to greater reflect its commitment to combat global warming and lead by example.<\/p>\n<p>Based in the UK, <span style=\"color: #d31e2f;\"><a style=\"color: #d31e2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aviva.com\/sustainability\/climate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aviva also placed high emphasis on global warming mitigation<\/a><\/span>. Amanda Blanc, Aviva\u2019s CEO, has joined as co-chair of the <span style=\"color: #d31e2f;\"><a style=\"color: #d31e2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/transitiontaskforce.net\/transition-plan-taskforce-moves-into-next-phase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transition Plan Taskforce<\/a><\/span>, which was created to mandate that large financial firms have a written and published plan for their contributions to a net-zero economy by 2050. These plans, introduced by the British Finance Minister, urge firms to publish their strategies for combatting climate change by 2023 and share their goals to meet the 2050 target.<\/p>\n<h4>Investor Influence Trickles Down to Your Business<\/h4>\n<p>The dominance of climate change concern has expanded from consumers, politicians, and businesses to include investors and larger shareholders as well. Investors are putting pressure on their companies because they understand that the worsening effects of climate change will <span style=\"color: #d31e2f;\"><a style=\"color: #d31e2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/Blogs\/Articles\/2020\/05\/29\/blog-GFSR-Ch5-equity-investors-must-pay-more-attention-to-climate-change-physical-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wreak havoc on global economies<\/a><\/span>. Many investors see they can influence a company to drive change and are doing so in creative ways. For example, BlackRock has exercised its ability to put companies \u2018on watch,\u2019 and <span style=\"color: #d31e2f;\"><a style=\"color: #d31e2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/23\/business\/blackrock-esg-investing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote against certain companies and directors<\/a><\/span> that they deem aren\u2019t doing enough.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line: investment firms and stakeholders are taking notes, so leadership needs to understand a carbon-light approach is key to safeguarding future investor support.<\/p>\n<h4>Investor Pressure is Cooking<\/h4>\n<p>Many investors are keenly aware of the impacts of climate change and are pressuring eco-conscious decision-making from the brands they own. With this shift in market pressure, businesses must adapt in order to be set up for long-term success. If investors are increasingly moving away from less eco-conscious companies with their investing dollars, companies who don\u2019t change their strategies will fall behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investor Pressure Means It\u2019s Time to Exceed Expectations At the end of 2021, there were 2,253 companies&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6234","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Role of Investors in Combating Climate Change | APL Logistics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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