Ambitious ‘net-zero’ carbon reduction goals are the latest in the evolution of asset owners’ engagement with climate change
More and more asset owners are declaring net-zero goals. Launched in September 2019 with 12 founding members, at the time of writing the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) counted 33 members, but there are further investors with net-zero goals that are, for now at least, operating outside the framework of the NZAOA. It is also clear that other pension funds are, or will be, looking to set a net-zero target. Asset managers are also increasingly committing to net-zero, and in December 2020 announced a network of their own, the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative.
Building study: Lambeth Palace Library by Wright & Wright
Projects seldom come so freighted with history or as laden with expectation as Lambeth Palace Library, which was recently completed to stringent specifications, writes
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Lambeth Palace’s Wright & Wright-designed £23.5 million national library and archive for the Church of England has long been anticipated. Now due to open formally on a yet-to-be-announced date later this year, it was one of the AJ’s top 5 buildings to look out for in 2020. This is a flagship project for a practice which excels at institutional architecture and, in terms of time and budget, it is certainly a plum commission.
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BMO Gam, M&G and Rathbones among £3trn investor group demanding answers on school meals scandal
Footballer Marcus Rashford has drawn attention to meagre food parcels being sent to disadvantaged families
BMO Gam, M&G Investments and Rathbones are among a £3trn investor group demanding answers on meagre food parcels that have been delivered to financially-struggling families in the UK during the latest coronavirus lockdown.
This week, social media has been flooded with angry posts, which have been picked up by national press, regarding meagre food packages supposed to feed children for up to 10 days. These were sent out by Chartwells, a subsidiary of Compass Group contracted by the UK government to issue food parcels to children who normally obtain free school meals – but have not been able to due to the national lockdown.