Blog Posts: investment

The world’s two largest asset managers, BlackRock and Vanguard, have the weight to lead by example. But will they? We spotlight four ways they can help the world achieve net-zero emissions.

For China to be a climate leader, commitments to climate action cannot stop at the nation's borders. For the first time, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment Chinese environmental ministry endorsed a plan to discourage overseas investment in coal and address China’s burgeoning environmental footprint abroad. This “traffic-light” system could avert billions of dollars in coal finance and over 50 GW of unnecessary coal capacity.

Climate impacts can cause financial losses from property damage, disrupted supply chains and more. According to WRI research, businesses may lack the resources they need to properly assess the full gamut of physical climate risks.

An upcoming WRI report introduces the partnership continuum, which offers a framework to contextualize transformation pathways partnerships may pursue. While partnerships can find success at any point along the continuum, this research finds that partnerships often evolve as they mature, shifting the ways they drive change.

Instead of incorporating climate change into our standing Investment Policy Statement (IPS), WRI developed a Climate Change Investment Statement to elaborate on how we integrate climate-related factors into our endowment portfolio.

Twenty-four of 26 ESG index funds covering both U.S. and global stocks outperformed comparable conventional funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Trillion Trees initiative and major corporations are looking to invest in tree-planting. TerraMatch connects these investors with trusted local experts who grow trees responsibly and at scale.

The COVID-19 pandemic illuminates the need to build back better and create resilience to future crises, including the impacts of climate change.

To manage the twin threats of the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, building resilience against both is imperative and urgent. We are going to have to multitask on this one, as delay will cost lives and livelihoods.

We analyzed the effects of water shortages on five publicly traded Indian thermal power companies. In some cases, drought caused significant financial impacts, and investors should start stress-testing their portfolios now for climate impacts.