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The Chinese life insurance company believes that local expertise is important in identifying long-term investment opportunities under China’s carbon neutrality target.

Low carbon prices have failed to provide robust incentives for companies to decarbonise, so institutional investors need to initiate dialogues with companies on how they can use the evolving carbon market in Asia.

Recent energy market volatility and other concerns are making some investors take a step back on net-zero goals in the short term, although there is no turning back from the decarbonisation drive in the long term, the CEO said.

Market dynamics, regulatory shifts, and tenant-driven demand are shaping the climate-focused real estate investment landscape, according to industry experts.

Two megatrends are influencing the state investor’s investment approach, the vice chairman of sustainability told AsianInvestor.

Buildings performing better on sustainability may not be more attractive to institutional investors without regulatory requirements or demonstrable financial benefits.

A lot of experimentation is taking place to offer solutions for climate-related and other issues, but they need to be scaled up, a senior executive from the multilateral development bank told AsianInvestor.

The insurance group has a multi-faceted approach when it comes to achieving sustainable objectives in private markets — and this will be a crucial factor for selecting external managers going forward, AIA’s group CIO tells AsianInvestor.

Solar, wind, and other renewables are the main beneficiaries as Asian institutional investors shift from lagging property bets to green alternatives.

Investors need to collaborate more and put pressure on policymakers to make markets more sustainable, said speakers at a recent Asia Investor Group on Climate Change net zero webinar.

When should asset managers strip their portfolios of fossil fuel-heavy entities, and when should they leverage their status as investors to push for energy transition from within?

Investor assertiveness is shaping more sustainable energy production in the region, the insurance group CIO says.