This year marks the 10th anniversary of Engagement International. Here, the founder and CEO Erik Alhøj shares a personal story reflecting on 23 years in responsible investment and a decade with Engagement International.
Read MoreMore than 600 leading institutional investors are right now reporting on how they fulfil their Net Zero commitment of reducing carbon emissions from investment portfolios. After picking the low-hanging fruits like divesting from the worst fossil fuel companies and joining initiatives like Climate Action 100+ and other networks, real-world reductions become more difficult. Engagement International can support ensuring continued reductions by identifying and engaging with portfolio companies showing the highest financed emissions, not covered by other engagement initiatives.
Read MoreEngagement International works for many institutional investors and ensures that the companies in which they invest comply with international standards for sustainability and accountability. The controversial companies are being influenced in a more sustainable direction through active ownership. Read more in the Nordic Business article by Flemming Østergaard, covering the interview with Erik Alhøj, CEO of Engagement International.
Investors create sustainability through active ownership – Nordic Business
Electric utilities are among the main contributors to the global GHG emissions due to their reliance on heavy use of fossil fuels. Consequently, the strength of their commitment to achieving net-zero in accordance with the Paris Agreement, as well as credibility of their decarbonisation strategies are of vital interest to the global community and investors. However, in general the last five years brought no significant change in emissions from the top contributors to the climate change in this sector. Out of 30 biggest emitters, 12 (40%) have increased their scope 1 and 2 emissions since signing of the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreThe world’s largest oil and gas companies have a main role to play in transition to a net zero emissions economy. Our bi-annual engagement dialogues with 16 of them shows some positive steps forward in terms of climate commitments, target setting and implementation of strategies. However, during the last five years the total direct emissions from the most emitting oil and gas companies increased by 12%.
Read MoreAfter the disappointing political results of COP26, institutional investors and the companies they are investing in have to do even more by their own to secure a net-zero world in 2050.
Read MoreSince the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016, Engagement International has been engaging on behalf of institutional investor clients with the 100 listed companies that are most exposed to climate change, when it comes to the highest scope 1 and 2 emissions or potential emissions from fossil fuel reserves.
Read MoreOn behalf of institutional investor clients, Engagement International has evaluated and engaged with the 100 listed companies that contribute the most to climate change since the Paris Agreement was adopted in December 2015. Through in-person meetings and conference calls every six months over the past three years, we seek to encourage the companies to align their business with the well-below two-degree goal. This blog is the first of a climate series, in which we will discuss the premise and results of the engagement project “Top 100 Climate Change Contributors” (Top100CCC).
Read MoreRead about the main results of the engagement Engagement International has conducted with the 100 listed companies that are contributing the most to climate change in a new article in Økonomisk Ugebrev (in Danish).
Read about the 25 largest climate sinners since 1988 and their (lack of) willingness to support the Paris Agreement, according to Engagement International’s dialogue with the companies. Article in Danish Økonomisk Ugebrev.
