Climate and the Investor Perspective

In this episode, we look at climate scenario analysis, alongside the levers that pension schemes and trustees can look at to assess and manage their climate risks. Pat Sharman of CACEIS is joined by David Kneale, Head of UK Equities at Mirabaud Asset Management and Katharina Lindmeier, Senior Responsible Investment Manager at Nest. Katharina was responsible for writing the climate change policy at Nest.

We begin the podcast by unpacking advice for pension schemes and trustees on where to start in assessing and managing climate risk. We look at the concept of exclusions and engagement with higher emitting sectors and why greater transparency of voting intentions by asset managers is key. 

Scenario analysis is another key topic of discussion. Here, we uncover some of the complexity in understanding climate modelling, and look at the importance of regional and local impacts of climate on companies. We provide some tips on how pension schemes and trustees might integrate scenario analysis into their climate policies. 

Biodiversity is a key topic of discussion, where we need to think about nature in the context of climate change, and in its own right. This brings the podcast onto the topic of nature related disclosures and the Taskeforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures, where we unpack how these risks might be assessed.  

 A Whistledown Production for CACEIS