Robeco aims to decarbonise its investments 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030

Written by Adam Cadle

27/10/2021

Robeco aims to decarbonise its investments 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030.

With its trajectory of approximately 7% decarbonisation year on year, Robeco said it is likely to move faster than the global economy in the coming years.

Robeco also applies the aim to reach net zero by 2050 to its own operations. It aims to reduce its operational emissions 35% by 2025 and 50% by 2030. This encompasses all emissions associated with business travel, electricity, heating and other business activities.

Robeco will accelerate the transition by investing in companies it believes will thrive in the transition and by engaging with those that do not move fast enough. This means Robeco will step up its active ownership activities through voting and engagement with the top 200 emitters in its investment universe and focus on engaging on climate change with 55 companies that are responsible for 20% of portfolio emissions. Additionally, Robeco will intensify its dialogues with sovereign bond issuers and together with other investors, call for climate action by countries as governments play a vital role in the transition towards net zero.

Furthermore, Robeco will promote climate-aligned investing by actively contributing to conducive market standards and policies. To accelerate net-zero investing, Robeco has innovated and will continue to innovate its fund offering to provide low-carbon strategies that are expected to reach net zero by 2050 or earlier. This includes SDG, Green Bond and Paris-aligned fixed income and equity strategies.

Victor Verberk, CIO fixed income and sustainability at Robeco, said: “Our vision is that safeguarding economic, environmental and social assets is a prerequisite for a healthy economy and the generation of attractive returns in the future. Working in partnership with our clients, Robeco aspires to take a leading role in contributing to a net zero economy, create better and long-term risk-adjusted returns, and look after the world we live in. The low-carbon transition is not only a moral imperative, but also the prime investment opportunity of our generation.”

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