The impacts of climate change on the global economy are clear.
As an organization whose mission is to focus capital on the long term, tackling the investment implications of climate change is a critical component of FCLTGlobal’s work. Unabated, climate change is projected to reduce worldwide GDP by up to 18% by 2050 and decrease annual global economic output by as much as $23 trillion. Meanwhile, climate change solutions, such as clean energy investments, represent a $5 trillion investment market, which could contribute up to 0.4% to annual global GDP growth.
As companies and investors plan for long-term performance, they are setting climate change and even net-zero goals in ever-increasing numbers to demonstrate their intention to transition and stay resilient in a changing world.
Report
July 14, 2025
Climate change is a force reshaping the global economy—and will influence capital allocation for decades to come. Climate-related risks and externalities, especially carbon emissions, are...
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Report
February 26, 2025
The FCLTGlobal Blue Book, now in its third iteration, brings together perspectives from select members on how to put long-term strategies into practice today.
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Report
April 26, 2023
As companies around the world begin to make the shift to more sustainable practices, private markets have the potential to drive substantial investment in the...
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Report
May 31, 2022
New research suggests that companies could do more to bridge the gap between their climate change approach and their long-term value creation strategies.
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Report
April 11, 2022
An Adaptable, Top-Down Approach to Addressing Climate Change in Investment Portfolios
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Report
December 13, 2021
Since the Paris Agreement, many companies have committed to different levels of decarbonization in line with climate goals. From making net-zero commitments to setting targets...
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Report
September 30, 2021
In the last few years, it has become well accepted that climate risk is investment risk, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) linked assets have...
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Article
July 31, 2024
Using the sustainability J-curve as a tool for visualizing strategies that may not pay off today, but will likely pay off over time, will promote...
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Article
July 3, 2024
Over the last several years, it has become clear that investing in climate-related assets in low and middle-income countries is critical to achieving successful decarbonization...
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Article
April 22, 2024
Today, private sector executives from across the globe find themselves using the same word to mean different things. “Sustainability” has become shorthand for mitigating and...
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Article
June 13, 2023
Private equity plays a significant role in shaping economies and industries, and it must use its influence to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. ...
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Article
December 14, 2022
CPP Investments provides examples of why a focus on long-term outcomes and a multi-stakeholder approach to investing is a prerequisite to invest in the infrastructure...
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Article
June 21, 2022
Developing integrated climate and corporate strategy is not an easy task. While work between companies and their investors will take time, effort, and resources, peer-to-peer...
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Article
May 23, 2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC recently requested public comments on a recently proposed rule that would require companies to provide climate-related information in...
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Article
April 22, 2022
Smart investors can build a net zero portfolio today, but you shouldn’t want them to. It won’t have a stellar risk-return profile, and it’s likely...
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Article
March 28, 2022
Much of the confusion around sustainable investing stems from a lack of clarity on the goals of sustainable or ESG-labeled funds. Clear definitions, along with...
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Article
November 24, 2021
Will shorter holding periods have an impact on climate change efforts?
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Article
October 27, 2021
A lack of “decision useful” climate disclosures has been a cause for discontent on both sides of the investment value chain.
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Article
October 12, 2021
Thanks to decades of advocacy, some very real climate-related disasters, and meaningful progress on the global policy and regulatory stage, climate consciousness is finally in...
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August 23, 2021
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June 18, 2021
In light of demand for climate change information and questions about whether current disclosures adequately inform investors, the SEC recently requested public input on climate...
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Article
May 27, 2021
Expectations placed on investors are ever-changing, can emerge from any of the institution’s many constituents, and extend beyond matters of law, regulation, or contracts.
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Article
May 19, 2021
On 19 May 2021, five global data providers released a joint statement in support of the creation of a core set of metrics for all...
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Article
May 13, 2021
On 28 April 2021, FCLTGlobal hosted an info session on the topic of quantifying the market value of corporate net-zero commitments. This conversation served as...
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Article
March 2, 2021
Focusing capital on long-term climate solutions via investment portfolio construction
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Article
February 25, 2021
Evaluating whether market reactions reflect the value of a corporate net-zero commitment in the short, medium, and long term
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Article
December 4, 2020
Around the world, investors are facing an array of potential responsibilities. These potential responsibilities extend beyond an investor’s fiduciary duty or stewardship requirements and are...
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Article
November 23, 2020
Larry Fink, Bernard Looney, and Kevin Sneader discuss a global transition to more sustainable business models
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Article
July 22, 2020
Investors want standardized reporting of sustainability and other non-traditional metrics. What will that look like on a global scale?
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Article
July 20, 2020
The US Department of Labor proposed new regulatory guideposts for fiduciaries in light of recent trends in ESG investing. Read FCLTGlobal's full comment letter.
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Article
January 28, 2020
A focus on stakeholders takes top billing, with a shift toward real action on climate and metrics
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Article
October 5, 2018
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Podcast
February 18, 2025
“If we continue to focus on prevention, if prevention becomes a mandatory part of an insurance solution, then climate can be properly priced again and...
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Podcast
October 8, 2024
"The transition to a sustainable economy is not a switch, it's a dial—and that dial takes time to move."
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Podcast
June 24, 2024
"We are in the top of the first inning with AI. It's beginning to revolutionize business efficiency and operations, and the possibilities for future innovations...
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Podcast
September 12, 2023
OTPP's Jonathan Hausman joins the podcast to explore the firm's focus on long-term strategies and their perspectives on the ever-evolving global economy.
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Podcast
June 26, 2023
"We've created all sorts of noise around what is a fairly straightforward activity of deploying real capital in the real world into projects that create...
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Podcast
June 5, 2023
Lucy Parker, Strategic Advisor at the Brunswick Group, and co-author of “The Activist Leader: A New Mindset for Doing Business” joins the Going Long podcast...
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Podcast
September 19, 2022
“What matters more in my opinion is the word that comes after you use the acronym ESG. Do we mean ESG factors? […] Do we...
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Podcast
July 5, 2022
“It is a very delicate balance – where do you cross the line from an issue that is actually material to long-term investment performance and...
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Podcast
January 24, 2022
“There's no such thing anymore as a corporate strategy and a sustainability strategy. The overall corporate strategy has to have sustainability woven into it.”
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Podcast
December 13, 2021
“What we do in that first part of the relationship, whether they're an existing client or a prospect, is to spend a lot of time...
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Podcast
October 12, 2021
The head of CDPQ joins the podcast to discuss the organization's unique "double mandate" - providing long-term financial returns for depositors and providing constructive capital...
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Podcast
September 27, 2021
Mary Pryshlak joins the podcast to discuss the latest edition of Wellington's Future Themes, an annual project that explores the structural trends shaping our world...
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Podcast
September 14, 2021
Robert F. Smith is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of investment firm Vista Equity Partners. Learn more on this episode of the Going Long Podcast...
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Podcast
August 30, 2021
In focusing largely on wealth preservation, are fund managers stifling growth and innovation?
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Podcast
July 12, 2021
What role can the capital markets play in addressing climate change and putting the world on a path to long-term sustainability?
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Podcast
June 1, 2021
Unilever is a household name and a global leader in consumer goods. Now, it is quickly becoming a global leader in sustainable business, committing to...
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Podcast
February 22, 2021
Nitin Nohria joins the podcast to discuss why the HBS approach is becoming the norm in the form of stakeholder capitalism (18:00) and greater awareness...
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Podcast
November 16, 2020
Chief Justice Leo Strine joins the Going Long podcast to discuss his views on stakeholder capitalism, varying global stances on ESG, the changing role of...
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In the News
November 20, 2023
Investors and corporations will arrive in Dubai for COP28 later this month, and the world is depending on them to recognize and address a paradox:...
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In the News
November 22, 2022
Regulators would do well to align climate transition plans with long-term strategy, or else companies will continue sidestepping the changes needed to actually move the...
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August 3, 2022
This episode of the Governance Matters podcast looks at changing board attitudes toward climate change and what investors are looking for from directors in terms...
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In the News
June 28, 2022
Companies act on what their investors prioritize. And companies have set climate goals given the focus of the global investor community on climate change goal...
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In the News
June 17, 2022
In order to strengthen their net-zero transitions, companies should articulate how targets fit into their future based on potential growth, showcase those targets in their...
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In the News
May 31, 2022
The world is approaching an inflection point on climate investing, says the Asia-Pacific chair of one of the world’s largest asset managers, with developments on...
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In the News
March 30, 2022
To direct private capital to address the complex and daunting challenges of the energy transition, climate risk disclosure needs to be standardised, mandatory and regulated...
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December 15, 2021
A recent webinar hosted by FCLTGlobal, the not-for profit that aims to focus capital on the long-term to support a sustainable economy, urged investors to...
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In the News
December 3, 2021
Recent UK government move could have implications for companies far beyond its borders, says Veena Ramani
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In the News
November 17, 2021
More specific view of how individual companies are tackling climate change will be needed
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October 4, 2021
On the face of it, climate commitments set the stage for capital to be deployed at scale to decarbonize the global economy. Yet the reality...
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March 15, 2021
Distant emissions pledges will ring hollow unless boards are held to account for progress now.
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November 12, 2020
"Transparency is the currency for trust and we have to get on with executing the strategy we have laid out and be transparent about it...
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Toolkit
November 15, 2022
In November 2022, FCLTGlobal partnered with GIC to bring its unique roundtable meeting format to GIC Insights 2022.
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Toolkit
November 1, 2021
Companies are setting net zero and other climate commitments in growing numbers to demonstrate their readiness to take action in the face of climate change....
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Video
January 9, 2023
How does resilience factor into long-term performance?
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Video
November 16, 2022
Sustainability has gained so much traction in finance that it’s reshaping the global flow of capital and creating a new class of corporate winners and...
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Video
December 6, 2021
On 6 December, FCLTGlobal hosted a webinar with corporate and finance leaders following the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). COP26 took place in...
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Video
May 21, 2021
The world’s infrastructure systems face critical challenges as we look to meet the needs of a growing, increasingly urban population while at the same time...
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Video
April 14, 2021
A discussion from 14 April 2021 among top business leaders and institutional investors on the opportunities ahead to position the food and agriculture industry for...
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Video
November 11, 2020
Climate change is the largest systemic risk in the view of many long-term investors, and investors are pioneering ways to address this risk, including work...
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Video
November 11, 2020
Climate change is the largest systemic risk in the view of many long-term investors, and investors are pioneering ways to address this risk, including work...
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November 6, 2020
On Friday 6 November, FCLTGlobal and McKinsey & Company hosted the first panel in our virtual event series, "Investing in the Sustainable Transition." Larry Fink...
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