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Faith Ward, Brunel Pension Partnership, on the Race to Net Zero

March 17, 2021

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Faith Ward, Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Brunel Pension Partnership, on what the race to net zero means for investors.

What does the race to net zero carbon emissions represent for the investment community? And how can investor network initiatives like the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change ('IIGCC') develop meaningful investment frameworks to support it?

Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Faith Ward, Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Brunel Pension Partnership, why it’s so important for investors to work alongside government, corporates and civil society to reach net zero if we’re going to make the Paris Agreement a reality.

Recording date: 23 Feb 2021

Faith Ward

Faith Ward is Chief Responsible Investment Officer for Brunel Pension Partnership where she leads engagement with the fund management industry and is involved in industry wide initiatives to improve standards in responsible investment, corporate engagement and fund governance and reporting.

Among her many roles, Faith is current chair of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change and former co-chair of the Transition Pathway Initiative and former chair of the Reporting and Assessment Advisory Committee for the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment.

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Jason Mitchell Head of Responsible Investment Research, Man Group

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