Investment in Companies: Transparency and Low Carbon Economy - 17th June 2021

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Investment in Companies: Transparency and Low Carbon Economy.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-06-17/debates/FA095655-AF3B-4C43-9F11-515AB9A17D55/InvestmentinCompaniesTransparencyandLowCarbonEconomy

Andrew Selous

The commissioners have a long history of leveraging their position as an investor to increase transparency and to make sure that companies are Paris-aligned—most recently, with ExxonMobil. The commissioners’ work alongside other investors can often play a leading role in organisations such as Climate Action 100+, the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change.

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Andrew Selous

All parts of the Church are absolutely committed to reaching net zero. The Church will shortly be meeting Environment Ministers to see what more we can do together, and our ethical investing has won a number of awards in that area.

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