New Zealand Super: carbon risk is under-priced

Aug 30, 2017

The state pension fund is a fierce proponent of incorporating climate change risk in its investment strategy. Others should follow suit, writes chief executive Adrian Orr.

New Zealand Super: carbon risk is under-priced

In mid-August we announced that the NZ Super Fund’s global passive equity portfolio, 40% of the overall fund, is now low-carbon. This step followed our development of a fund-wide strategy to address climate change investment risk.

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