Institutional investor engagement and stewardship
Oct 16, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:10 PMConference Room CC15 & Online
Oct 16, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Conference Room CC15 & Online
Institutional investors are today at the centre of our economies and financial markets. Asset managers alone hold more than 50% of the listed equity in the United States and the United Kingdom, and at least 20% of the listed equity in Brazil, Canada, India and South Africa. The concentration of equity ownership in a small number of large institutional investors may provide an opportunity to address global challenges collectively. For instance, institutional investors own 41% of the shares in the 100 listed companies with the highest disclosed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. If some of the largest institutional investors can engage effectively with these high-emitting companies, they would be in a position to significantly reduce GHG emissions without an important risk to energy security, therefore reducing systemic risks.
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