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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

For three-quarters (75%) of investors, climate change is now central to or a significant factor in their investment policy, a steep increase from only 34% two years ago, says a survey.

According to a climate survey released Monday by Dutch asset manager Robeco, net-zero commitments meanwhile have moved into the mainstream.

Nearly half of investors have made a public commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from their investment portfolio by 2050 or are in the process of making this commitment, said the survey conducted in January by CoreData Research for Robeco covered 300 large institutional investors in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific with a collective $23.7 trillion in assets under management.

Only 11% of North American investors committed to net zero, lagging their peers in Europe (40%) and Asia-Pacific (31%). A notable outcome of the survey is investors' increasing appetite to divest from oil and gas companies using fossil fuels, doubling from 11% to 22% in the next two years.

"One of the key findings from this year's Climate Survey is the enhanced drive by investors to seek real-world impact. First, this is noticeable in the adoption of thematic investing in sustainability-related themes such as renewable energy or green technology. Almost three-quarters (70%) of investors are currently implementing thematic investing, with European and Asian-Pacific investors being ahead of North Americans," t......................

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