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{{Climate initiative
|Name of initiative=United Nations-Convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance
|LPAA initiative=No
|NAZCA Initiative=Yes
|Website address=www.unepfi.org/net-zero-alliance
|Starting year=2019
|Secretariat=United Nations Environment Programme, International Environment House
11-15 Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
AOA Secretariat, aoasecretariat@unpri.org and
ERIC USHER Head, UNEP FI, eric.usher@un.or
|Organisational structure=Co-convened by UNEP FI and the PRI
|Geographical coverage=Global
|Name of lead organisation=UNEP
|Type of lead organisation=United Nations or Specialised agency
|Location/Nationality of lead organisation=Kenya
|LPAA Theme Transport=No
|LPAA Theme Agriculture=No
|LPAA Theme Forestry=No
|LPAA Theme Business=No
|LPAA Theme Financial institutions=Yes
|LPAA Theme Buildings=No
|LPAA Theme Industry=No
|LPAA Theme Waste=No
|LPAA Theme Cities and subnational governments=No
|LPAA Theme Short Term Pollutants=No
|LPAA Theme International maritime transport=No
|LPAA Theme Energy Supply=No
|LPAA Theme Fluorinated gases=No
|LPAA Theme Energy efficiency=No
|LPAA Theme Renewable energy=No
|LPAA Theme Supply chain emission reductions=No
|LPAA Theme Adaptation=No
|LPAA Theme Other=No
|LPAA Theme Resilience=No
|LPAA Theme Innovation=No
|LPAA Theme Energy Access and Efficiency=No
|LPAA Theme Private Finance=Yes
|Description=The asset owner members of this Alliance commit to transitioning their investment portfolios to net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 consistent with a maximum temperature rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures, taking into account the best available scientific knowledge including the findings of the IPCC, and regularly reporting on progress, including establishing intermediate targets every five years in line with Paris Agreement.
|Goals=1. Creation of credible, widely-accepted methods and guidelines enabling institutional investors to set and implement targets aimed at shifting the capital in their portfolios onto net-zero and 1.5 aligned GHG emissions pathways.

2. Creation of a reporting and accountability mechanism to annually track the progress made by investor members of the Alliance.

3. Development of a common understanding among institutional investors of where and how they can support an accelerated development of 'climate solutions' and break-through low/zero-carbon technologies.

4. Co-creation, by investors, scientific and corporate stakeholders, of 1.5 and net-zero aligned sectoral pathways.

5. Strengthening  investor engagement with corporates and asset managers on net-zero targets and pathways.

6. Strengthening investor engagement on public policy and climate-related regulation.
|Participants companies number=0
|Participants business organisations number=0
|Participants research and educational organisations number=0
|Participants non-governmental organisations number=0
|Participants national actors number=0
|Participants governmental actors number=0
|Participants regional actors number=0
|Participants municipal actors number=0
|Participants intergovernmental organisations number=0

|Participants financial institutions number=72
|Participants financial institutions names=AEGON (Netherlands), African Risk Capacity (Ivory Coast), AMF Pensionsförsäkring (Sweden), ARCHIVE RECORD - Phoenix Group (United K.), AXA Group (France), Akademiker Pension (Denmark), Alecta Pension (Sweden), Allianz SE (Germany), Aviva (United K.), BT Pension Scheme (United K.), Bayerische Versorgungskammer (Germany), BNP Paribas (France), BTPS (United K.), CNP Assurances (France), COE CC (United K.), COE PB (United K.), Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du QuéBec (Canada), Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations - CDC (France), Calpers (USA), Cbus (Australia), Church Commissioners for England (United K.), Crédit Agricole Assurances (France), Dai-ichi Life Insurance (Japan), Danica Pension (Denmark), David Rockefeller Fund (USA), Etablissement Du RéGime Additionnel De La Fonction Publique - Erafp (France), Folksam (Sweden), Fonds De RéServe Pour Les Retraites - Frr (France), General (Italy), Gothaer Insurance Group (germany), HanseMerkur (Germany), HUK-COBURG Versicherungsgruppe (Germany), Intesa Sanpaolo Vita Insurance Group (Italy), KENFO - Fonds zur Finanzierung der kerntechnischen Entsorgung (Germany), Legal and General (United K.), Lægernes Pension (Denmark), Landwirtschaftlicher Versicherungsverein Münster (Germany), M&G (United K.), MAIF (France), Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Japan), Munich Re (Germany), Nippon Life Insurance Company - Nissay (Japan), Nordea Life And Pension (Finland), Novartis Pension Funds (Switzerland),  Old Mutual Limited (United K.), P+ (Denmark), Pensioenfonds Detailhandel (Netherlands), Pension Insurance Corporation (United K.), PensionDanmark (Denmark), Pfa Pension (Denmark), Phoenix Group (United K.), Pka Pension (Denmark), Prudential (USA), QBE Insurance Group (Australia), Rothesay (United K.), SCOR SE (Switzerland), 
Societe Generale (France), SparkassenVersicherung (Germany), St. James Place (United K.),  Stichting pensioenfonds IBM (Netherlands), Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten (Netherlands), Storebrand ASA (Norway), Sumitomo Life (Japan), Swiss Re (Switzerland), The Cooperators (Australia), UNIQA (Denmark), 
UN Joint Staff Pension Fund - UNJSPF (USA), Univest Company (Netherlands), Unilever (USA), VidaCaixa (Spain), Wespath Investment Management (USA), Zurich Insurance Group (Switzerland).

|Participants faith members number=0
|Participants other members number=0
|Participants supporting partners number=0
|Number of members=
|Have only national states as participators=No
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|Indicator=Political dialogue;Norms and standard setting;
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|Indicator=Technical dialogue;Knowledge production and innovation;
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|Indicator=Technical dialogue;Knowledge dissemination and exchange;
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|Have you changed or strenghtened your goals=In its 2021 Protocol for Target-Setting the Alliance has agreed to pursue scenarios and pathways that in addition to being aligned with net-zero GHG emissions by 2050, and a temperature outcome of no more than 1.5, also need to be aligned with 'no or low overshoot'. This represents the highest possible form of ambition of economic decarbonisation.
|Progress that has been made by your initiative=1. On target-setting methods & guidelines: in 2021 the Alliance, via its MRV Track, published its Protocol for intermediary target-setting (https://www.unepfi.org/publications/aoapublication/inaugural-2025-target-setting-protocol/) based on which Alliance members are currently setting and publishing their first intermediary targets to be attained by 2025. These targets can be found here: https://www.unepfi.org/net-zero-alliance/resources/member-targets/ 

2. On accountability and progress reporting: the Alliance, via its MRV Track, has developed a detailed and comprehensive form for members to both record their intermediary targets in a consistent and comparable manner and to annually report on progress towards those targets, in both quantitative and qualitative ways

3. On support for climate solutions: the Alliance, via its Financing Track, is developing a digital roadmap of key climate solutions, across sectors, and the avenues to provide capital for their accelerated development

4. On 1.5 and net-zero aligned sector pathways: the Alliance, via its MRV Track, has established a partnership with the University of Technology in Sydney (UTS) to further the One Earth Climate Model (OECM) and make it usable for investors in their net-zero strategies. A first output of that partnership can be found here: https://www.unepfi.org/publications/aoapublication/sectoral-pathways-to-net-zero-emissions/

5. On industry engagement: the Alliance, via its Engagement Track, has issued guidance to its members on how to better engage asset managers on climate-related corporate proxy voting: https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/16-Elevating-Climate-Diligence-2.pdf; the Alliance, via its Engagement Track, has also issued an Alliance Position on Thermal Coal, among other Positions

6. On policy engagement: the Alliance, via its Policy Track, has issued a number of policy Positions, including on Governmental Carbon Pricing, the Covid Pandemic economic recovery and other matters. 

In 2 years the Alliance has grown from 12 members with approximately USD 2 trillion in assets to 46 members with approximately USD 7 trillion in assets. In addition, this is the only finance sector Alliance through which members, already now, are setting their first set of intermediary targets to be achieved by 2025, in consistency with the long term target of net-zero by 2050 and alignment with a 1.5-consistent global carbon budget. In addition the Alliance has agreed on and published a plethora of resources, Positions and papers, across its various areas of operation (see above), has an established, transparent and multi-stakeholder governance, and 6 operational work tracks. As a result of this the Alliance is considered the gold standard for private sector platforms committed to net-zero, including by the UN SG Antonio Guterres.
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